Math
Heights and Distances Solutions
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CHAPTER
NAME
DATE
PERIOD
4
SCORE
Chapter 4 Quiz
(Lessons 4-7 and 4-8)
1.
1. FLAGS A flagpole casts a shadow 9 feet long at the same
time that a 6-foot man casts a shadow of 2.5 feet. How tall
is the flagpole?
2.
2. FORESTRY A tree casts a shadow 75 feet long at the
same time that an 8-foot sign casts a shadow 10 feet
long. How tall is the tree?
For Questions 3 and 4, find the coordinates of the vertices
of AX'Y'Z' after AXYZ is dilated using the given scale factor.
3. X(-1, -2), Y(2, 1), 2(4, -1); scale factor 3
3.
4.
5.
5. Segment A'B' with endpoints A' (1, 2) and B (1.2, 3) is a
'
4. X(3, -2), Y(0, 0), 2(4,4); scale factor
2
B'
a
dilation of segment AB. If segment AB has endpoints A(2,8)
and B(6, 12), find the scale factor of the dilation. Then
classify the dilation as an enlargement or as a reduction.
