20/16 = h/12;
Cross multiply: 16 x h = 20 x 12
h = 20 x 12/16 = 240/16 = 15 in
To cast a 19 foot shadow the building would have to be 26.91 feet tall. Each foot of building/tree casts 8.47 inches of shadow.
A stick is 6/4.5 = 4/3 times its shadow. So the tree is 4/3*25 = 33.3... feet or 33 ft 4 inches tall.
A 1 foot shadow I think.
The height of the tree is in direct proportion to the pole and its shadow
It works out as: 42.353 feet tall rounded to 3 decimal places
60 inches, or 5 feet.
To cast a 19 foot shadow the building would have to be 26.91 feet tall. Each foot of building/tree casts 8.47 inches of shadow.
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It is approx 36.6 ft.
3 feet
A stick is 6/4.5 = 4/3 times its shadow. So the tree is 4/3*25 = 33.3... feet or 33 ft 4 inches tall.
28 feet
21
A 1 foot shadow I think.
The height of the tree is in direct proportion to the pole and its shadow
40 ft
50 feet