Question

Given the height of rod,length of shadow of tree and length of shadow of the rod, estimate the height of the tree? Given:height of rod=150cm,Length of shadow of the rod=120cm and length of shadow of the tree =800cm​

Answer 1

1000 cm.

Step-by-step explanation:

To obtain the estimated tree height :

(Height of rod / length of rod shadow) = (height of tree / length of tree shadow)

Substituting values into the formula :

(150cm / 120 cm) = (height of tree / 800 cm)

Using cross multiplication :

Height of tree * 120 = 150 * 800

Height of tree = (150 * 800) / 120

Height of tree = 120,000 / 120

Height of tree = 1000

Hence, estimate height of tree = 1000 cm