Hays is standing outside on a sunny day. He is 6 ft tall and casts a 4 ft shadow. What is the distance from the top of Hays's head to the end of his shadow? Round to the nearest tenth, if necessary. Responses 4.5 ft 4.5 ft 5 ft 5 ft 7.2 ft 7.2 ft 10 ft 10 ft Note: Image is not drawn to scale. The sun is shining on the boy which creates a right triangle between the boy and the shadow. A boy is standing upright and 6 feet tall. The boy represents one of the sides of the triangle. His shadow is 4 feet long. The shadow represents another side of the triangle. The boy and his shadow form a right angle. The third side of the triangle is shown by a dotted line from the top of the boy’s head to the end of his shadow.
