Indirect Measurement Triangle

Find the length of the missing side.

• 26 cm

• 18 cm

• 101.4 cm

• 15 cm

Find the length of "?".

• 25.7

• 25

• 29.16

• 27

• x = 30 feet

• x = 50.4 feet

• x = 54 feet

• x = 35 feet

• The flagpole is 51 feet tall.

• The flagpole is 141.6 feet tall

• The flagpole is 14.16 feet tall

• The flagpole is 75 feet tall.

• u = 8

• u = 16.6

• u = 1.5

• u = 6

• d = 2

• d = 3

• d = 1.62

• d = 1.7

A man is 6 feet tall and his shadow is 2 feet long.

How long is the shadow of a 5 feet tall woman?

(Hint: make a picture of two triangles)

• 15 feet

• 2.4 feet

• 1.6 feet

• 1 foot

• The river is 4.8 m wide.

• The river is 30 m wide.

• The river is 7.5 m wide.

• The river is 32 m wide.

• The flagpole is 30.7 feet tall.

• The flagpole is 1.375 feet tall.

• The flag pole is 24 ft tall.

• The flagpole is 22 ft tall.

A young tree casts a lunchtime shadow of 4.2 feet. The 3 foot mail box casts a late afternoon shadow of 2.8 feet.

How tall is the young tree?

(Hint: draw triangles and label them)

• The young tree is 3.92 feet tall.

• The young tree is 2 feet tall.

• The young tree is 4.5 feet tall.

• The young tree is 5 feet tall.