The flag pole is 14 feet high it cast a shadow of 5 feet. Dan is six feet tall what high is his shadow
Cross multiply and solve for x.
14/5 = 6/x
To find the height of Dan's shadow, we can set up a proportion using the given information about the flagpole and its shadow.
Let's represent the height of Dan's shadow as "x".
The proportion can be set up as:
(Height of the flagpole) / (Length of the flagpole's shadow) = (Height of Dan) / (Length of Dan's shadow)
We can substitute the given values into the proportion:
14 feet / 5 feet = 6 feet / x
To solve for x, we can cross-multiply and then divide:
14 * x = 5 * 6
14x = 30
Dividing both sides of the equation by 14:
x = 30 / 14
Simplifying the fraction:
x ≈ 2.14
Therefore, Dan's shadow is approximately 2.14 feet tall.