SOLUTION: how high is a tree that casts a 33 ft shadow at the same time a 5 ft pole casts a shadow which is 12 ft long?
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Question 758196: how high is a tree that casts a 33 ft shadow at the same time a 5 ft pole casts a shadow which is 12 ft long?
Answer by lwsshak3(11628) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
how high is a tree that casts a 33 ft shadow at the same time a 5 ft pole casts a shadow which is 12 ft long?
let x=height of the tree
x/33=5/12
x=5*33/12
x=13.75
height of the tree=13.75 ft
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