Question 675600: a tree casts a shadow 25m long. at the same time, the shadow cast by a 57cm tall statue is 66cmlong. FInd the height of the tree.
I did object/shadow = object/shadow, converted cm to meters and can not come close to the answers I have to choose from
Answer by lwsshak3(11628)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! a tree casts a shadow 25m long. at the same time, the shadow cast by a 57cm tall statue is 66cmlong. FInd the height of the tree.
I did object/shadow = object/shadow, converted cm to meters and can not come close to the answers I have to choose from
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object/shadow = object/shadow, is the proper way to do it, but there is no need to convert from cm to m, as these are just ratios as long as numerator and denominator are in the same units.
let x=height of tree
x/25=57/66
x=25*57/66=≈21.59
height of tree≈21.59 m
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