Draw a figure,
Corresponding parts of similar triangles are in proportion.
H/16.5 = 5.5/2.5
H = 16.5*5.5/2.5.
I will leave the arithmetic to you.
Alanna B.
asked 02/28/19a person 5.5 feet tall stands in line of a shadow cast from the top of the house the shadow hits the top of the persons head and continues until the shadow ends 2.5 feet from the persons shoes. the distance from the tip of the shadow to the house is 16.5 feet. what’s the height of the house?
Draw a figure,
Corresponding parts of similar triangles are in proportion.
H/16.5 = 5.5/2.5
H = 16.5*5.5/2.5.
I will leave the arithmetic to you.
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