Asked by Makayla

On a sunny day, the tree in your backyard casts a shadow of 16 feet. At the same time, you cast a shadow of 4 feet. You are 5 feet 3 inches tall.

How tall is the tree?

17.3 ft
21 ft
12.2 ft
21.2 ft

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Use similar triangles: height/tree shadow = your height/your shadow.

Tree height = 16 * (your height / 4) = 16 * (5 ft 3 in / 4) = 16 * (5.25 / 4) = 16 * 1.3125 = 21 ft.

Answer: 21 ft.