SOLUTION: How high is a tree that casts a 26 ft shadow at the same time a 6 ft pole casts a shadow which is 13 ft.
Is it 12 ft
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Question 888108: How high is a tree that casts a 26 ft shadow at the same time a 6 ft pole casts a shadow which is 13 ft.
Is it 12 ft
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(height of tree)/(shadow length of tree) = (height of pole)/(shadow length of pole)
x/26 = 6/13
13x = 26*6
13x = 156
x = 156/13
x = 12
So you are correct.
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