a 12 foot basketball hoop has a shadow 9.6ft long.How long is the shadow of a 6ft adult standing next to the basketball hoop?
6 ft (9.6/12) = 4.8 ft
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To determine the length of the shadow of a 6-foot adult standing next to the basketball hoop, you can use the concept of similar triangles.
First, let's set up a proportion using the lengths of the basketball hoop and its shadow:
Length of basketball hoop / Length of its shadow = Length of the adult / Length of the adult's shadow
Since we know the length of the basketball hoop (12 feet) and its shadow (9.6 feet), we can substitute these values into the proportion:
12 feet / 9.6 feet = 6 feet / Length of the adult's shadow
To find the length of the adult's shadow, we can rearrange the proportion and solve for it:
Length of the adult's shadow = 9.6 feet * (6 feet / 12 feet)
= 4.8 feet
Therefore, the shadow of a 6-foot adult standing next to the basketball hoop would be 4.8 feet long.