15.1k views
1 vote
Hello! Thank you for helping me today, I need a little bit of assistance to understand the rest of this question please. (This is is not an active test, it is a book I am studying in order to take the ASVAB in a couple of weeks.)

Hello! Thank you for helping me today, I need a little bit of assistance to understand-example-1
Hello! Thank you for helping me today, I need a little bit of assistance to understand-example-1
Hello! Thank you for helping me today, I need a little bit of assistance to understand-example-2

1 Answer

2 votes

Solution.

Let the height of the tree be h


\begin{gathered} Using\text{ the idea of similar triangle,} \\ (4)/(9)=(h)/(9+12) \end{gathered}
\begin{gathered} (4)/(9)=(h)/(21) \\ h=\frac{21\text{ x }4}{9} \\ h=(28)/(3) \\ h=9(1)/(3)\text{ ft} \end{gathered}
The\text{ height of the tree is 9 }(1)/(3)\text{ ft}

The correct option is C

Hello! Thank you for helping me today, I need a little bit of assistance to understand-example-1
User Johankj
by
3.8k points