Amelia is 5 feet tall and casts a 4-foot shadow. A tree next to her casts a 12-foot shadow. The two triangles formed are similar
because the angle to the sun is the same. Choose two equations that can be used to find the height, h, of the tree.
1 answer:
Answer:
The height of the tree is
18.67
feet
Step-by-step explanation:
Explanation:
The pole and the tree both cast shadows. The triangles which form are similar triangles, because the sun is shining from the same angle in the sky.
You can write this as a direct proportion. (height : shadow)
2 is to 1.5 as what is to 14?
2
1.5
=
x
14
←
cross multiply
x
=
2
×
14
1.5
x
=
18.67
feet
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