A. 12
b. 16
c. 8
d. 4
- casts a shadow 30 feet long. a mhs student standing near the tree casts a shadow 9 feet long. the
udent is 6 feet tall. what is the height of the tree? show all work. (1 pt) unit2 lt6
a.
45 feet tall
c.
15 feet tall
b.
24 feet tall
d.
20 feet tall

Tree casts a shadow 30 feet long. A MHS student standing near the tree casts a shadow 9 feet long. The  student is 6 feet tall. What is the height of the tree? Show all work

Option D

The height of tree is 20 feet tall

Solution:

From given question,

Shadow of tree = 30 feet

Height of tree = ?

Height of student = 6 feet

Shadow of student = 9 feet

We have to find the height of tree

We can solve the sum by proportion

This forms a proportion and we can solve the sum by cross multiplying

Thus height of tree is 20 feet tall