Question

In Ponce De Leon Park, there is a flag pole that is exactly 50 feet tall. Nearby, there is a pine tree that appears to be nearly as tall as the flag pole. On a sunny afternoon, the flag pole is casting a 15-foot-long shadow on the ground. The pine tree is casting a 12-foot-long shadow on the ground at the same time.

Answer 1

The answer is 40 feet

Answer 2

10 feet higher.

Pine tree measure = 40 feet in height

Explanation:

This is because the Flag pole of 50 feet in measure cast a shadow of 15feet and nearby to the pine tree (meaning same dilation would occur for such shadow) where pine tree shadow is given measure of 12 feet.

Flag Pole multiplier = 50 / 15 = 3 1/3

Pine Tree true measure = 12 x 3 1/3 = 40 feet in height