SOLUTION: a man 5 foot tall casts a 3 foot shadow. At the same time of day, a tree (Y) foot high casts an (X) feet shadow. What Is the Equation for this question?
I've tried putting it i
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Question 841195: a man 5 foot tall casts a 3 foot shadow. At the same time of day, a tree (Y) foot high casts an (X) feet shadow. What Is the Equation for this question?
I've tried putting it in y=kx (direct variation) formula but I'm still confused about this problem!
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a man 5 foot tall casts a 3 foot shadow. At the same time of day, a tree (Y) foot high casts an (X) feet shadow. What Is the Equation for this question?
:
This is a direct proportional relationship, we can write it:
=
Cross multiply
3y = 5x
divide both sides by 3
y = x, is the equation
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