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9 July, 00:57

Allison is 5 ft tall. One afternoon her shadow measured 2.5 ft. At the same time, the shadow of her favorite tree was 14.5 ft. What is the height of the tree?

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  1. 9 July, 01:46
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    At the same time, the sun casts a shadow on the girl and tree creating two similar right triangles. You can use a ratio of girl's height to her shadow will be the same as the tree's height to it's shadow.

    5 / 2.5 = T / 14.5

    2 = T / 14.5

    2 * 14.5 = T

    29 ft = Tree
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