Use Similar Triangles to Help Solve the Problem

question 60

Multiple Choice

Use similar triangles to help solve the problem. A tree casts a shadow of 24 feet at the same time as a 5-foot tall man casts a shadow of 4 feet. Find the height of the tree.

• A) h = 27 ft
• B) h = 42 ft
• C) h = 30 ft
• D) h = 35 ft
• E) h = 22 ft

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Definitions:

Inventory Destroyed

Inventory destroyed refers to stock that has been lost, damaged beyond repair, or otherwise rendered unsellable, and must be written off as a loss.

Perpetual Inventory System

A continuous tracking method for inventory that records the sale or purchase of inventory immediately through the use of computerized point-of-sale systems and enterprise asset management software.

LIFO

Last In, First Out, an inventory accounting method where the last items placed in inventory are the first ones to be used or sold.

Ending Inventory

Products' value that is available for transaction at the culmination of an economic period.