MollyTurner21 MollyTurner21
  • 17-12-2020
  • Mathematics
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A teenage boy is 6 ft tall and casts a shadow of 8ft.What is the distance from the top of his head to the end of his shadow?

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WisdomPearl
WisdomPearl WisdomPearl
  • 17-12-2020

Answer:

10 feet

Step-by-step explanation:

This image forms a special right triangle: 3-4-5. This represents the ratios of the sides.

Multiplying 3-4-5 by 2, you get 6-8-10. 10 is the hypotenuse (the answer you want) and the only number not listed in the problem.

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csweat03
csweat03 csweat03
  • 17-12-2020
The decimal format of this is 9.16515139

However converted to feet your looking at about 5 feet 2 inches
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