196k views
0 votes
In sunlight, a vertical stick 6 ft tall casts a shadow 2 ft long. At the same time a nearby tree casts a shadow 14 ft long. How tall is the tree? Round to the nearest tenth

A) 42.0 ft
B) 85.7 ft
C) 18.0 ft
D) 52.5 ft

User Johnny Dew
by
8.0k points

2 Answers

6 votes

Answer:

4.20 ft is the answer buddy

User Brian Hogan
by
8.4k points
3 votes

look\ at\ the\ picture\\\\\Delta ABC\sim\Delta D EF\\\\(|ED|)/(|EF|)=(|AB|)/(|BC|)\\\\(|ED|)/(14)=(6)/(2)\\\\(|ED|)/(14)=3\ \ \ \ /\cdot14\\\\|ED|=42\ (ft)\\\\Answer:A.
In sunlight, a vertical stick 6 ft tall casts a shadow 2 ft long. At the same time-example-1
User Lightyeare
by
9.0k points
Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.

9.4m questions

12.2m answers

Categories