Wednesday - Similar Triangle Word Problems

Use the information in the diagram to determine the height of the tree.

• 80 feet
• 320 feet
• 40 feet
• 160 feet

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

Find the height of the tree.

• 8 ft
• 12 ft
• 13 ft
• 15 ft

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.B.5

A power pole 10 m tall casts a shadow 8 meters long, at the same time that a building nearby casts a shadow 14 m long.  How tall is the building?

• 9 m
• 15.2 m
• 12 m
• 17.5 m

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.B.4

To find the height of a very tall pine tree, you place a mirror on the ground and stand where you can see the top of the pine tree.  How tall is the tree?

• 144 feet
• 72 feet
• 36 feet

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.B.5

• 15
• 13
• 11
• 17

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.B.5

• 8
• 9.5
• 10
• 10.5

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

Kameron, who is 4.5 ft tall, is outside during recess.  He casts a 9 ft shadow.  If the closest tree to Kameron is 18 ft tall, how long is the tree’s shadow?

• 36 ft
• 9 ft
• 27 ft
• 32 ft

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CCSS.7.RP.A.3

• 20
• 30
• 25
• 23

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.B.5

• 74
• 100
• 104
• 108

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CCSS.HSG.CO.C.9

Using a proportion, find the height of the tree.

• x = 0.0625 ft.
• 16 ft
• x = 16 ft.

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CCSS.HSG.CO.C.9