use similar triangles to solve. a person who is 5 feet tall is standing 140 ft from the base of a tree and the tree cast a 154 foot shadow. the person's Shadow is 14 ft in length what is the height of the tree
Question
Answer:
For this case we have the following relationship using similarity of triangles:(x / 154) = (5/14)
Clearing the value of x we have:
x = (5/14) * (154)
Rewriting we have:
x = 55 feet
Answer:
the height of the tree is:
x = 55 feet
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