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A man 6ft tall casts a shadow 4ft long At the same time a building casts a shadow 20 ft long How tall is the building?
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∙ 13y ago
Let the height of the building be x and use the tangent ratio:
x/20 = 6/4
Make x the subject of the equation:
x = (6*20)/4
x = 30 ft
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A pole that is 2.6m tall casts a shadow that is 1.51m long At the same time a nearby building casts a shadow that is 42.25m long round your answer to the nearest meter How tall is the building?
Let x = the height of the building. So we have, x/2.6 = 42.25/1.51 x = (2.6)(42.25)/1.51 x =72.75 Thus, the building is 72.75 meter tall.
How is a tree that casts a 28-ft shadow at the same time a 4-ft pole casts a shadow which is 9-ft long?
The height of the tree is in direct proportion to the pole and its shadow
How high is a tree that casts a 37 ft shadow at the same time a 4foot pole casts a 12 foot shadow?
It works out as 12 feet and 4 inches in height
How tall is a tree that casts a 25 foot shadow at the same time a 6 foot stick casts a shadow 4.5 feet long?
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.
If a man 6 feet tall casts a shadow 8 feet long and a flagpole casts a shadow 32 feet long at the same time and location how tall is the flagpole?
The flagpole is 24 feet tall.Assuming their shadows align exactly, they form similar triangles andh/32 = 6/8Mutiply both sides by 32h = 192/8 = 24
A building casts a shadow that is 348 meters long At the same time a person who is 2 meters tall casts a shadow that is 6 meters long How tall is the building?
116
A building casts a 52-foot shadow at the same time Tonya casts a 4-foot?
48
A building casts a 52-foot shadow At the same time Tonya casts a 4-foot shadow Tonya and her shadow form a triangle that is similar to the triangle formed by the building and its shadow If Tonya?
48
A pole that is 2.6m tall casts a shadow that is 1.51m long At the same time a nearby building casts a shadow that is 42.25m long round your answer to the nearest meter How tall is the building?
Let x = the height of the building. So we have, x/2.6 = 42.25/1.51 x = (2.6)(42.25)/1.51 x =72.75 Thus, the building is 72.75 meter tall.
How tall is a man that casts a shadow at the same time a 40 ft building casts a 60 ft shadow?
If the building casts a shadow, then the sun is out, and any man who is not standing in theshadow of the building will cast a shadow of his own, no matter how short or tall he may be.(If you had told us the length of the man's shadow, it would have been a completely differentquestion, and we could have had a completely different answer to offer in response.)
How high is a tree that casts a 40 ft shadow at the same time a 10 ft post casts a shadow which is 10 ft long?
40 ft
How high is a tree that casts a 25 ft shadow at the same time a 4 ft post casts a shadow which is 8 ft long?
50 feet
How is a tree that casts a 28-ft shadow at the same time a 4-ft pole casts a shadow which is 9-ft long?
The height of the tree is in direct proportion to the pole and its shadow
How tall is a tree that casts a 30 ft shadow at the same time an 18 ft pole casts a shadow that is 6 feet long?
It is 90 feet in height
Jordan is 6 feet tall he casts a shadow that is 54 inches long at the same time Missy casts a shadow that is 45 inches long how tall is Missy?
60 inches, or 5 feet.
A 60-foot -tall flagpole casts a 42-foot long shadowat the same time of daywhat would be the length of a shadow cast by an 18-foot-tall building?
The lenght of the shadow will be 12.6 ft
A building casts a 7.5m shadow at the same time that a 40m pole casts a shadow of 3m. How high is the building?
Ratio of shadows = 3m:7.5m :: 1:2.5 So, the ratio of the heights (in the same order) is 1:2.5 ie Ht(Pole):Ht(Building) = 40m:Ht(Building) = 1:2.5 So Ht(Building) = 2.5*40m = 100 metres
