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The height of a boy that casts a 4 foot long shadow depends on the angle of the sun. A tangent can be used to calculate his height if we know the angle of the sun using the equation:
Height = shadow length x tangent of the angle of the sun.
Using a calculator, it is easy to get the value of the tangent for any angle and then complete the equation.
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A 10 ft tree casts a 14 ft shadow If a building casts a 280 ft shadow how tall is the building?
You take 280 times 10 and then divide that by 14 which equals 200 ft.
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
If a 4ft post casts a shadow of 7m what height is a tree that casts a shadow of 35m?
(35/7)*4 = 20 Ft.
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.
At a certain time of day a tree casts a 9 foot shadow at the same time that a person 6 feet tall casts a 4 foot shadow What is the height of the tree?
If the shadow of a 6-ft person is 4-ft long, then in this place at this moment, all shadowsare 2/3 the length of the vertical object that casts them.The 9-ft shadow therefore 2/3 the height of the tree. The height is (9)/(2/3) = (9 x 3/2) = 13.5-ft.-----------------------------------------(9/4)*6=13.5 ft.
A boy 5 ft tall casts a shadow 8 ft longHe stands next to a monument that has a shadow 20 ftHow tall is the monument?
32
If a 42.9 ft tall flagpole casts a 253.1 ft long shadow then how long is the shadow that a 6.2 ft tall woman casts.?
It is approx 36.6 ft.
How tall is a billboard that casts a 45 ft shadow at the same time that a 5.5 woman casta a 10ft shadow?
1. How high is a flagpole that casts a shadow of 45 ft at the same time a woman 5.5 ft tall casts a shadow 10 ft?
A 6 tall tent next to a cardboard box casts 9 ft shadow if a cardboard box casts a shadow that is 6 ft tall then how tall is it?
13ft
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.
A 6.5 ft tall car standing next to an adult elephant casts a 33.2 ft shadow. if the adult elephant casts a shadow of 51.5 ft long then how tall is it?
10.08 feet approx.
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
A 10 ft tree casts a 14 ft shadow If a building casts a 280 ft shadow how tall is the building?
You take 280 times 10 and then divide that by 14 which equals 200 ft.
In the sunlight a vertical stick 9 ft tall casts a shadow 7 feet long a nearby tree casts a shadow 28 ft long how tall is the tree round to the nearest tenth?
36.0 feet
In sunlight a vertical stick 9 ft tall casts a shadow 7 ft long. At the same time a nearby tree casts a shadow 28 ft long. How tall is the tree Round to the nearest tenth.?
The tree is 36.0 feet tall using the tangent ratio.
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.)
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.
