1.
A staff's shadow is 8 feet and a tree's shadow is 16 feet. If the staff is 9 feet tall, how tall is the tree?
A.
15 ft
B.
12 ft
C.
9 ft
D.
18 ft
Hint
2.
Assume the triangles are similar. What is the value of
x
?
A.
10
B.
20
C.
5
D.
3.2
Hint
3.
A staff's shadow is 4 feet long and a tree's shadow is 7 feet long. If the tree is 5
feet tall, how tall is the staff?
A.
3 feet
B.
9
feet
C.
5
feet
D.
2
feet
Hint
4.
Kim is standing next to a tree. The tree has a shadow that is 3 m long. Kim, who is 1.3 m tall, has a shadow that is 0.8 m long. How tall is the tree?
A.
3.5 m
B.
3.972 m
C.
4.875 m
D.
1.846 m
Hint
5.
The two triangles shown in the figure are similar. Find the distance
d
across Kelley’s Pond.
A.
24 yards
B.
64 yards
C.
96 yards
D.
36 yards
Hint