Question

I need help with geometry

Answer 1

Given:

Frew height is 6 feet tall and standing 10 feet from a tree.

The shadow of Frew is 5 feet.

Required:

To find the height of the tree.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the height of the tree is x.

And the shadow of the tree is,

`\begin{gathered} =10+5 \\ =15feet \end{gathered}`

Now we have to find the height of the tree.

From the picture to the right, we see that the tree and Frew are parallel, therefore the two triangles are similar to each other. Write a proportion.

`\begin{gathered} (x)/(15)=(6)/(5) \\ \\ x=(6*15)/(5) \\ \\ x=6*3 \\ \\ x=18feet \end{gathered}`

Final Answer:

The height of the tree is 18 feet.