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How Elijah is 5'9 tall and casts a 4 foot shadow. He is standing near a tree that casts a 24 foot shadow. How tall is the tree?
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The tree is 34.5 feet tall because tangent ratio of 34.5/24 = 5.75/4
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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.
If a tree 17 feet tall casts a shadow 12 feet long how high is a building that casts a shadow 19 feet long?
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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.
When a tree cast a 20 foot shadow a man 6 feet tall casts a 3 foot shadow how tall is the tree?
The man is twice as high as his shadow. Therefore, the tree must also be twice as high as its shadow, which would make the tree 40 feet tall.
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
How tall is a tree that casts a 25 foot shadow at the same time a 9 foot light pole casts a 15 foot shadow?
15 feet high
A lighthouse casts a 72-yard shadow at the same time as a 32-foot tall billboard casts a 19-foot shadow?
121.3yd
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.
What is the length of the shadow cast by a 63 foot high pole if a 27 foot high pole casts an 18 foot shadow?
If a 27 ft tall pole casts an 18 foot shadow, a 63 ft tall pole casts an x foot shadow.Put 27/18 and 63/x.Cross multiply, get 27x=1134Divide by 27 on both sides, a 63 foot tall pole casts a 42 foot long shadow.
How tall is a tree that casts a 85 foot shadow at the same time a 6 foot nearby boy casts a 17 foot shadow?
x/85 = 6/17 30 ft.
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.
How long is the shadow if a nearby 10-foot tall basketball hoop casts a 7-foot shadow?
3
What is the height of a telephone pole that casts a shadow of 15 feet if a 6 foot tall man casts a shadow of 3.5 feet?
2
If a statue casts a 6 foot shadow and a 5 foot mailbox casts a 4 foot shadow how tall is the statue?
4 is to 6 as 5 is to X. 4/6 = 5/X. X = 7.5 feet.
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?
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