chinchin1
chinchin1 chinchin1
  • 20-02-2015
  • Mathematics
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A tree casts a shadow 10 feet long. A 6-ft. man casts a shadow 4 ft. long. The triangle formed by the tree and its shadow is similar to the triangle formed by the man and his shadow. How tall is the tree?



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jocheltree jocheltree
  • 20-02-2015
the tree is 15 feet tall due to the fact that the ratio between height and shadow length is 3 to 2.
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