With out his stunning boots, Joe is 6 ft 4 inch tall and casts a shadow of 15 ft long. Wearing boots with three inch heels, How long a shadow does he cast?
2006-09-04 17:41:04 · 15 answers · asked by jrrkidd 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
This would be a ratio problem. 6'4" is to 15 ' as 6'7" is to X
6'4" = 6.3333' (converted 4" to feet; 4/12 = .3333)
6'7" = 6.5833' (converted 7" to feet; 7/12 = .5833)
6.5833/6.3333 = X/15
or
X = 15(6.5833/6.3333)
= 15(1.0394)
= 15.591 ft
2006-09-04 18:08:52 · answer #1 · answered by starone 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
15 ft 7 inches
2006-09-05 00:49:53 · answer #2 · answered by srrsmr 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
its 6 7/12 inch * 15 divided by 6 4/12 inch...
its a simple trigonometry problem man!!
2006-09-05 00:46:02 · answer #3 · answered by passionate 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just a ratio problem X1/Y1 = X2/Y2. That is unless you know the angle the sun makes on the horizon.
2006-09-05 00:47:53 · answer #4 · answered by rabatvilla 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
76" cast a 180" shadow.
79" cast a 187.10526" shadow.
2006-09-05 00:57:54 · answer #5 · answered by Beavis Christ AM 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No answer is possible, you must have the height of the sun to determine the length of a shadow.
2006-09-05 00:47:59 · answer #6 · answered by bigjohn B 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
15ft. 7and 2/19 inches
2006-09-05 00:53:43 · answer #7 · answered by patient X 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That's a freakin math problem.....oh I hate trigonometry.
2006-09-05 00:42:57 · answer #8 · answered by Mark4505 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
is that a gay problem with three inch heels?
2006-09-05 00:45:35 · answer #9 · answered by zocko 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You shouldn't ask.
By doing so you just destroyed 70,000 little grey cells.
2006-09-05 00:45:48 · answer #10 · answered by Beejee 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋