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At a certain time of the day the shadow of a 5 foot tall boy is 8 feet long the shadow of a tree at this time is 28 foot long how tall is the tree?
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If a tree 17 feet tall casts a shadow 12 feet long how high is a building that casts a shadow 19 feet long?
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 tree is 18 feet tall and casts a shadow 6 feet long A nearby sign casts a 3 foot shadow What is the height of the sign?
A 1 foot shadow I think.
On a sunny day a 5-foot red kangaroo casts a shadow that is 7 feet long The shadow of a nearby eucalyptus tree is 35 feet long Write and solve a proportion to find the height of the tree?
the answer is 25.
A vertical pole 5 feet long casts a shadow of 2 feet if at the same time a nearby tree casts a shadow of 10 feet how tall is the tree?
The tree is 25 feet tall. A 5 foot pole cast a 2 foot shadow. This means that the sun angle causes the shadow to be 2/5 the length of the object casting it. The tree's shadow is 10 feet tall. Multiply 10 feet by 5/2 (inverting the fraction because we're going the other way) and we get 25 feet.
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.
A pole 15 feet high cast a shadow 5 feet long a 6 foot man standing nearby would cast a shadow?
Divisibles, the 6 foot man would cast a shadow 2 feet long.
If a tree 17 feet tall casts a shadow 12 feet long how high is a building that casts a shadow 19 feet long?
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 90-foot tall lakefront hotel casts a shadow on the water how long is the shadow if a nearby 10-foot tall basketball hoop casts a 7-foot shadow?
63 feet
A tree is 18 feet tall and casts a shadow 6 feet long A nearby sign casts a 3 foot shadow What is the height of the sign?
A 1 foot shadow I think.
How long is the shadow of a 5 feet 4 inch person if a 8 foot cast a 3 foot shadow?
8 feet and 5 feet 4 inches are in a ratio of 3 to 2 so therefore the smaller shadow is 2 feet in length
If a four foot tall boy has a twelve foot shadow at the same time his dad has a shadow that is sixteen and a half foot long shadow?
The dad is 5.5 feet tall.
How high is a tree that cast a 24-foot shadow at the same time a 8-foot pole casts a shadow which is 11-foot long?
17.45 feet.
A tree cast a shodow 20 feet long a 5 foot tall boy stands in the shadow so that the end of his shadow lines up with the tree his shadow is 6 feet long how tall is the tree?
60
At a certain time of day a person 6 feet tall casts a 4-foot shadow How long is the shadow cast by a 21-foot tree at the same time?
Designate the unknown shadow length by s. Shadows cast at the same time and place are proportional to the height of the object casing the shadow. Therefore: 4/6 = s/21, or s = [4(21)]/6 = 14 feet.
A 32 foot tall tree casts a shadow that is 48 feet long. How far away from the tree is a 6 foot tall person who is standing in the shadow of the tree as shown in the diagram?
39
On a sunny day a 5-foot red kangaroo casts a shadow that is 7 feet long The shadow of a nearby eucalyptus tree is 35 feet long Write and solve a proportion to find the height of the tree?
the answer is 25.
A vertical pole 5 feet long casts a shadow of 2 feet if at the same time a nearby tree casts a shadow of 10 feet how tall is the tree?
The tree is 25 feet tall. A 5 foot pole cast a 2 foot shadow. This means that the sun angle causes the shadow to be 2/5 the length of the object casting it. The tree's shadow is 10 feet tall. Multiply 10 feet by 5/2 (inverting the fraction because we're going the other way) and we get 25 feet.
