SOLUTION: A 1m high stake casts a shadow 9m long. Find the height of a tree, in m, that casts a shadow 31.5m long (at the same time and place).

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Question 1149591: A 1m high stake casts a shadow 9m long. Find the height of a tree, in m, that casts a shadow 31.5m long (at the same time and place).
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Proportion
Two similar right triangles

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