A tree casts a shadow 15 m long. At the same time, the shadow cast by a 37-cm tall statue is 90 cm long. Find the height of the tree in meters. Round result to the nearest whole number.

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campbell_st · Answer

this question is about the ratio of side lengths in similar triangles 

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if you 1st convert the tree units to centimetres 15m = 1500 cm

the use the ratio of corresponding sides in similar triangles 

$$\frac{h}{37} = \frac{1500}{90} $$

just solve for h.

campbell_st · Answer

your answer will be in centimetres... divide by 100 to change it to metres.

anonymous · Answer

rounded the the nearest whole number, would it be 6 metres? thanks so much!

campbell_st · Answer

looks like the corrrect answer to me.