Question

A building 50ft high casts a 75ft shadow. Sarah casts a 6ft shadow. The triangle formed by the building and it’s shadow is similar to the triangle formed by Sarah and her shadow. How tall is Sarah.

Answer 1

Sara is 4 ft tall

Explanation:

Let

x ----> the height of Sarah

using proportion

`(50)/(75)=(x)/(6) \\ \\x=6*50/75\\ \\x= 4\ ft`