A meter stick dropped a shadow of length 70 cm in the sun .at the same time ,a tree dropped a shadow 5.6m long .what is the height of the shadow
rbm is not a school subject I've ever heard of. What subject are you studying? Your question also makes no sense. The shadow lengths are specified in the question. Are you trying to find the height of the tree?
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To find the height of the shadow, we need to use similar triangles. The length of the shadow on the meter stick and the tree are proportional to their respective heights.
Let's assign variables:
Length of the shadow on the meter stick (base): x (in cm)
Height of the shadow on the meter stick: h (in cm)
Length of the shadow on the tree (base): 5.6m = 560cm (since 1m = 100cm)
Height of the tree: y (in cm)
We can set up a proportion using the given information:
x / h = 560 / y
We know that the length of the shadow on the meter stick is 70 cm, so we can substitute that value into the proportion:
70 / h = 560 / y
To find the height of the shadow, we need to solve for h. We can cross-multiply the equation:
70 * y = 560 * h
Now, divide both sides of the equation by 70 to isolate the h variable:
y = (560 * h) / 70
Simplifying further:
y = 8h
This equation tells us that the height of the tree is 8 times the height of the shadow on the meter stick.
Therefore, to find the height of the shadow (h), we can divide the height of the tree (y) by 8.
The height of the shadow (h) = y / 8
Please provide the height of the tree (y) in order to calculate the height of the shadow (h).