10. The basketball coach is refurbishing the outdoor courts at his school and is wondering if the goals are at the regulation height. The regulation height is 10 feet, measured from the ground to the rim. One afternoon the gym teacher, who is 6 feet tall, measured his own shadow at 5 feet long. he measured the shadow of the basketball goal (to the rim) as 8 feet long. Use this information to determine if the basketball goal is at the regulation height. Use a similarity proportion to solve for the height of the basketball hoop/rim. The actual height of the rim is feet (round to the tenth place). The rim |(does or does not) meet regulation height since the required height is feet.

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10. The basketball coach is refurbishing the outdoor courts at his school and is wondering if the goals are at the regulation height.
The regulation height is 10 feet, measured from the ground to the rim. One afternoon the gym teacher, who is 6 feet tall, measured
his own shadow at 5 feet long. he measured the shadow of the basketball goal (to the rim) as 8 feet long. Use this information to
determine if the basketball goal is at the regulation height.
Use a similarity proportion to solve for the height of the basketball hoop/rim.
The actual height of the rim is
feet (round to the tenth place).
The rim
(does or does not) meet regulation height since the required height is
feet.
Transcribed Image Text:10. The basketball coach is refurbishing the outdoor courts at his school and is wondering if the goals are at the regulation height. The regulation height is 10 feet, measured from the ground to the rim. One afternoon the gym teacher, who is 6 feet tall, measured his own shadow at 5 feet long. he measured the shadow of the basketball goal (to the rim) as 8 feet long. Use this information to determine if the basketball goal is at the regulation height. Use a similarity proportion to solve for the height of the basketball hoop/rim. The actual height of the rim is feet (round to the tenth place). The rim (does or does not) meet regulation height since the required height is feet.
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