Step-by-step explanation:
the scenario creates 2 similar triangles :
one main triangle with the house height the double floor distance and the double line of sight from the left point on the floor to the top of the house.
and the other triangle is the height of the tree, the single floor (from the left point to the tree) distance, and the single line of sight from the left point on the floor to the top of the tree.
similar triangles means : all angles are the same. and the side lengths of one triangle correlate to the corresponding side lengths in the other triangle by the same multiplication factor.
and that means that the floor distances of small and large triangle have the same ratio, as the view of line distance AND the height sizes.
we see : large triangle side / small triangle side = 2/1 = 2
and therefore, the same factor (2) applies to the heights.
so,
height of house / height of tree = 2
therefore,
height of tree = height of house / 2 = 150/2 = 75 ft
