document.write( "Question 1113075: A tree casts a shadow 6 m long when the sun is at an elevation of 70 degrees. A gardener wishes to fell the tree at ground level and needs to cut the trunk into 4 m lengths to cart it away. How many cuts must he make? \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "A tree casts a shadow 6 m long when the sun is at an elevation of 70 degrees. A gardener wishes to fell the tree at ground level and needs to cut the trunk into 4 m lengths to cart it away. How many cuts must he make?
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With x being the height of the tree, we have:  =====> 
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document.write( "Cross-multiplying, and solving for x will give you 16.484865 m.
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document.write( "Divide that by 4 to get the number of INTEGER-cuts. Drop the decimal. \n" );
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