Question

A tree 36 feet cast a shadow 18 feet. What is the height of a tree if its
shadow is 12 feet?​

Answer 1

Answer:

24 feet

Step-by-step explanation:

36/18=2 which means the shadow is half the size of the tree. To get the answer you have to multiply the shadow by 2 (the tree is half the size of its shadow in this question) so the answer is 24

Answer 2

Answer:

p=36

b=18

h=?

(h)²=(p)²+(b)²

h=√(p)²+(b)²

h=√(36)²+(18)²

h=√1296+324

h=√1620

h=40.249feet

b=12

p=?

h=40.25

(h)²=(p)²+(b)²

(h)²-(b)²=(p)²

p=√(h)²-(b)²

p=√(40.25)²-(12)²

p=√1620.0-144

p=√1476

p=38.418 feet