Use similar triangles to solve A person who is 5 feet tall i

Use similar triangles to solve. A person who is 5 feet tall is standing 99 feet from the base of a tree, and the tree casts a 110 foot shadow. The person\'s shadow is 11 feet in length. What is the height of the tree? The height is

Solution

Let the tree height is h and we have given person\'s height 5feet

The triangles are similar because their angles are congruent(same measures) and corresponding sides are in the same ratio.

h/5=99/11

h=(5*99)/11 =45

h=45ft

the tree height is 45ft