A person who is 6 feet tall casts a three-foot-long shadow. A nearby Pine Tree casts 15 long Shadow what is the height h of the pine tree

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Xiomara Keith

15 February, 03:40

A person who is 6 feet tall casts a three-foot-long shadow. A nearby Pine Tree casts 15 long Shadow what is the height h of the pine tree

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Yahir Lawrence · Answer 1

Ratio and proprtion

actualheight:rhadow=6:3=2:1

real height is 2 times shadow

if tree shadow is 15, then real height is 2 times of that, or 15*2=30

ratio and proprtiona way

6/3=x/15

90/3=x

30=x

height is 30ft

Franco · Answer 2

6/2=3

15 x 2 = 30 ft tall