Showing posts with label triangles. Show all posts
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Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Shadows

A five-foot post casts a shadow 4½ feet long. At the same time at tree casts a shadow 30 feet long. How tall is the tree?

Ladder

A twenty-five foot ladder leans against a wall such that the top of the ladder is 24 feet from the ground. How far from the wall is the base of the ladder?