Answer
The shadow of the tree is 18.49 meters long.
Work Step by Step
$\frac{1.05}{2.95} = \frac{6.58}{x}$
$1.05x = 2.95\times6.58$
$\frac{\times1.05x}{1.05} = \frac{19.411}{1.05}$
$x = 18.49$
Basic College Mathematics (10th Edition)
by Lial, Margaret L.; Salzman, Stanley A.; Hestwood, Diana L.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0134467795
ISBN 13:
978-0-13446-779-5
Chapter 5 - Ratio and Proportion - 5.5 Solving Application Problems with Proportions - 5.5 Exercises - Page 366: 34
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