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29-05-2016
Mathematics

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A tower is 65 feet tall and casts a shadow that is 13 feet long. A nearby tree casts a shadow that is 2 feet long. How tall is the tree?

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nobillionaireNobley nobillionaireNobley

30-05-2016

ratio of object to shadow = 65 / 13 = x / 2 (where x is the height of the tree)

x = (2 * 65)/13 = 10 feet

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