Using the information in the
diagram, what is the height of
the tree to the nearest foot?
The height of the building is 160 ft
the shadow is 144 feet long
(1 point)
80 ft
180 ft
60 ft
72 ft
72 ft
To find the height of the tree, you can set up a proportion using the height of the tree and the length of its shadow in relation to the height of the building and the length of its shadow.
Let x be the height of the tree:
x/144 ft = 160 ft/160 ft
x/144 ft = 1
x = 144 ft
So, the height of the tree is 72 ft.