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30 March, 23:43

Use similar triangles to solve. a person who is 55 feet tall is standing 132132 feet from the base of a tree, and the tree casts a 144144 foot shadow. the person's shadow is 1212 feet in length. what is the height of the tree?

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  1. 30 March, 23:53
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    The ratio of the height to shadow length is a constant.

    ... (5 ft) / (132 ft) = (tree height) / (144 ft)

    ... (tree height) = (144 ft) * (5/132) = 5 5/11 ft
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