Question

The Giant Wheel at Cedar Point in Ohio is one of the tallest Ferris wheels in the country at 136feet tall. If the Giant Wheel casts a 34-foot shadow, find the height of a nearby man who casts a1.5-foot shadow.

Answer 1

6 feet

Step-by-step explanation

Step 1

then, we have 2 similar trianlges,

as the triangles are similare, the proportion of their sides must be the same, so

`\begin{gathered} (136)/(34)=(h)/(1.5) \\ Multipl\text{y both sides by 1.5} \\ (136)/(34)\cdot1.5=(h)/(1.5)\cdot1.5 \\ (204)/(34)=h \\ h=6 \end{gathered}`

Hence, the man is 6 feet tall

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