A tree casts a shadow of 34 feet at the time when a 3-foot tall child casts a shadow of

Question

1.7feet. Find the height of the tree?

Answer 1

Let x be the height of the tree in feet.

Using similar triangles, we can set up the following proportion:

x/34 = 3/1.7

Cross-multiplying, we get:

1.7x = 34 x 3
1.7x = 102
x = 60

Therefore, the height of the tree is 60 feet.