Indirect Measurement Word Problems

At the same time a 6 foot person casts a 2 foot shadow, a nearby flagpole casts a ten foot shadow.  How tall is the flagpole?

• 3 feet
• 10 feet
• 16 feet
• 30 feet

Tags

CCSS.8.G.A.2

CCSS.HSG.CO.B.6

A tree is 72 feet tall and has a shadow that is 12 feet long.  A nearby tree has a shadow of 5 feet.  How tall is the tree? 

• 3 ft.
• 300 ft.
• 30 ft.
• 35 ft.

Tags

CCSS.HSG.SRT.A.2

A tree is 72 feet tall and has a shadow that is 12 feet long.  A nearby tree has a shadow of 5 feet.  How tall is the tree? 

• 3 ft.
• 300 ft.
• 30 ft.
• 35 ft.

Tags

CCSS.HSG.SRT.A.2

Find the height of the tree.

• 8 ft
• 12 ft
• 13 ft
• 15 ft

Tags

CCSS.HSG.SRT.B.5

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

Tags

CCSS.HSG.SRT.B.5

• 20
• 30
• 25
• 23

Tags

CCSS.HSG.SRT.B.5

• 74
• 100
• 104
• 108

Tags

CCSS.HSG.SRT.A.2

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

Tags

CCSS.HSG.SRT.B.5

• 15
• 13
• 11
• 17

Tags

CCSS.HSG.CO.C.9

• 24
• 16
• 30
• 50

Tags

CCSS.HSG.SRT.B.5