franknealm27 franknealm27
  • 27-05-2019
  • Mathematics
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A tree casts a shadow 15 feet long. At the same time, an 18-foot flag pole casts a shadow 10 feet long. How tall is the tree?

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lisana13 lisana13
  • 27-05-2019

The tree is 27 feet tall. In order to find that out you know that because it is occurring at the same time of day, the two shadows are proportional to each other. Then set up two fractions like I did in the image and cross multiply to find x. Hope this helps!

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