the actual height of the backboard is 8.18 feet.
A proportion is an equation that sets two ratios at the same value. For instance, you could express the ratio as follows: 1: 3 if there is 1 boy and 3 girls (for every one boy there are 3 girls)
Given
We have been given that Derek places a standard 12-inch ruler next to the goal post and measures the shadow of the ruler and the backboard. If the ruler has a shadow of 10 inches. We are asked t find the height of the backboard, if the backboard has a shadow of 8.5 feet.
We will use proportions to solve our given problem as ratio between sides ruler will be equal to ratio of sides of background.
[tex]\frac{Actual height of ruler}{Shadow of ruler} = \frac{Actual height of black board}{Shadow of black board} \\\\\frac{12}{11} =\frac{Actual height of black board}{7.5} \\\\Actual height of black board = \frac{12}{11} * 7.5 = 8.18\\[/tex]
Therefore, the actual height of the back-board is 8.18 feet.
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