You want to know the height of a tree. You first determine that the shadow of yourself on the ground is 2.7 feet, and then measure the shadow of the tree on the ground at 19 feet. Knowing that your height is 6 feet, what is the height of the tree?

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anonymous · Answer

equal ratio (2.7/ 6) = (19/ x) and solve for x, does that make sense?

campbell_st · Answer

use similar triangles 

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find the height using the ratio of corresponding sides in similar triangles

anonymous · Answer

yeah it makes sense thank you so much