SOLUTION: Lynn wants to find the height of the tallest building in her city.she stands 199 feet away from the building. Theread is a tree 42 feet in front of her that is 25 feet tall.how tal
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Question 1045905: Lynn wants to find the height of the tallest building in her city.she stands 199 feet away from the building. Theread is a tree 42 feet in front of her that is 25 feet tall.how tall is the building to the nearest foot?
Answer by jorel555(1290) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If there is a tree 42 feet away from Lynn which totally blocks the view of a building she is standing 199 feet away from, then:
25/42=x/199
42x=4975
x=118.45
The building is approximately 118.45 ft. tall. ☺☺☺☺
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