SOLUTION: a 80 feet pole casts a 30 feet shadow. find the height of a tree that casts a shadow of 9 foot shadow

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Question 270463: a 80 feet pole casts a 30 feet shadow. find the height of a tree that casts a shadow of 9 foot shadow
Answer by Greenfinch(383)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Ratio of shadows is 9 : 30 or 3 : 10
so tree to pole is the same ratio so it is 3/10 of 80 or 24 feet high
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