Question

Given the diagram below, find the height of the shorter tree.

a. 13 m
b. 7 m
c. 16.2 m
d. 19.7 m

Answer 1

A

Explanation:

The 2 situations are similar, so the ratios of corresponding sides are equal, that is

`(39)/(h)` =
`(48)/(16)`= 3 ( multiply both sides by h )

39 = 3h ( divide both sides by 3 )

13 = h → A