SOLUTION: tom's height is 1.8m. he stands near a tree. at 4pm the length of his shadow is 2.7m and the tree is 6.3m. what is the height of the tree?
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Question 436839: tom's height is 1.8m. he stands near a tree. at 4pm the length of his shadow is 2.7m and the tree is 6.3m. what is the height of the tree?
Answer by robertb(5830) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
By similarity of triangles, ==> x = 4.2 meters, the height of the tree.
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