A tree casts a 50 foot shadow. At the same time of day, a 4 foot man standing near the tree casts a 10 foot shadow. What is the approximate height of the tree to the nearest foot?
Can someone answer the question, i'm kind of in a rush.
Cross multiply and solve for x.
x/50 = 4/10
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You're welcome.
To find the height of the tree, we can set up a proportion using the shadow lengths.
Let's use "h" to represent the height of the tree.
The proportion can be written as:
(height of tree / length of tree's shadow) = (height of man / length of man's shadow)
or
(h / 50) = (4 / 10)
To solve the proportion, we cross-multiply:
10h = 4 * 50
10h = 200
Divide both sides of the equation by 10:
h = 200 / 10
h = 20
So the approximate height of the tree is 20 feet.