the heigth of a tree is 7.2 m its shadow is 2.4 m the meter stick is 1 m tall what is the length of te metersticks shadow?
Cross multiply and solve for x.
7.2/2.4 = 1/x
.33m
To find the length of the meterstick's shadow, we can use a proportion.
Let's set up the proportion:
height of the tree / length of the tree's shadow = height of the meterstick / length of the meterstick's shadow
Plugging in the given values:
7.2 m / 2.4 m = 1 m / x
To find x (the length of the meterstick's shadow), we can cross-multiply and solve for x:
7.2 m * x = 2.4 m * 1 m
7.2x = 2.4
Divide both sides by 7.2:
x = 2.4 / 7.2
x = 0.3333 m
Therefore, the length of the meterstick's shadow is approximately 0.3333 meters.