samielove7400 samielove7400
  • 02-06-2018
  • Mathematics
contestada

A tree casts a shadow 32 ft long. at the same​ time, the shadow cast by a vertical 8​-ft post is 4 ft long. find the height of the tree.

Respuesta :

gamechanger999
gamechanger999 gamechanger999
  • 02-06-2018
hii mate____
.
.
.
.________
here's your answer looking for⤵
This a similar triangle problem.
If you consider the two horizontal
sides (shadows) as a ratio 32/4
Consider the corresponding vertical sides
x and 8
32/4= x/8 Cross multiply 
4x= 256
x = 64
Therefore the tree is 64 feet high.
_____
HOPE IT HELPS!! ☺☺☺✌✌
Answer Link

Otras preguntas

Which person is an example of a flat character? A. A lonely man who discovers his true friends when he has an emergency B. A bank teller who refuses to l
which best describes cosmic microwave background radiation
What is the minimum number of daily kcals necessary to ensure nutritional adequacy in an eating plan for reducing weight?
What are the two issues that led to the activism of the members of SDS
4.How did farm cooperatives help struggling farmers? A) Farm cooperatives organizes lectures, sewing bees, and other events B)Unhappy farmers joined with membe
Which of these species is most closely related to Felis rufus?
which cost does physician expense coverage usually meet
the smallest particle of a substance that still retains the properties of that substance
At the top of a mountain, the pressure is found to be 0.52 atmospheres. How does this compare to standard atmospheric pressure at sea level?
identify whether the given functions is exponential growth or exponential decay