SOLUTION: 1. A woodcutter determines a height of a tall tree by first measuring a smaller one 125 feet away, then moving so that his eyes are in the line of sight along the tops of the

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Question 1025977: 1. A woodcutter determines a height of a tall tree by first measuring a smaller one 125 feet away, then moving so that his eyes are in the line of sight along the tops of the trees, and measuring how far he is standing from the small tree; this is shown in the diagram below. How tall is the tall tree?
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
This is a proportion problem, but without the diagram showing how far away he is from the trees, it cannot be solved..please resubmit with a link to the diagram...