Homework Help: Math

Posted by Betsy on Wednesday, February 20, 2013 at 11:30pm.

Stanely is 6ft tall. He wants to stand in the shade of a tree that is 35ft tall. If the tree casts a 10ft shadow, what is the farthest Stanely can stand from the tree and be completely in its shadow? Round your answer to nearest tenth of a roof?

Math - Steve, Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 12:11am
if he stands at distance d, his shadow will be 10-d, so

35/10 = 6/(10-d)
d = 58/7

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