spongebobislife5
spongebobislife5 spongebobislife5
  • 02-11-2021
  • Mathematics
contestada

An 18 foot tall tree casts a shadow of 11 feet. A man casts a shadow of 4 feet assuming these are similar triangles, how tall is the man ?

Respuesta :

lor067ewp lor067ewp
  • 04-11-2021

Answer:

height of the man is ≈ 6.5

Step-by-step explanation:

shadow of the man/ shadow of the tree = height of the man/ height of the tree

4/11 = x/18                   cross multiply

11x = 4(18)

11x = 72

  x = 6.5

Answer Link

Otras preguntas

The _____ element of the wsdl describes the data being exchanged between the web service providers and the consumers, including input and output for each web se
How do you write (-∞, 8) or (10, ∞) as an inequality?
1. Does the function have a minimum or maximum value? 2.What is the function's min/max value? 3. Where does the minimum or maximum value occur? x=
CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME??? Im having a lot of trouble on this problem... will mark brainliest :)) The graph shows the functions f(x), p(x), and g(x): Graph
Calculate the area of the trapezoid if a = 17.3, b= 13.5, c= 7.8 and h= 12.6
what is 3.14 times 666
help me please I can't get this
Anyone please help I don’t understand this!
It is possible for a triangle to be which of the following?
Difference between erythema multiforme and stevens johnson