Question

In sunlight, a vertical stick 6 ft tall casts a shadow 2 ft long. At the same time a nearby tree casts a shadow 14 ft long. How tall is the tree? Round to the nearest tenth

A) 42.0 ft
B) 85.7 ft
C) 18.0 ft
D) 52.5 ft

Answer 1

4.20 ft is the answer buddy

Answer 2

`look\ at\ the\ picture\\\\\Delta ABC\sim\Delta D EF\\\\(|ED|)/(|EF|)=(|AB|)/(|BC|)\\\\(|ED|)/(14)=(6)/(2)\\\\(|ED|)/(14)=3\ \ \ \ /\cdot14\\\\|ED|=42\ (ft)\\\\Answer:A.`