A tree stands 15 ft high. Its shadow is 5 12 ft long. A man 6 ft tall stands near the tree. What would be the length of the man's shadow to the nearest foot?
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A tree stands 15 ft high. Its shadow is 5 12 ft long. A man 6 ft tall stands near the tree. What would be the length of the man's shadow to the nearest foot?
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Answer:
tree =15feet shadow 5feet 12inch and the man =6ft
now,
shadow 5 12
man 6feet
actual height of the tree is 15feet.
man's height in shadow =15-5 12=9
or, height in shadow of the man =9/6=3feet
therefore, the height of the man in shadow is 3feet