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a 6-foot tall man is standing near a tree on level ground, if the mans shadow is 4 feet long and the tree's shadow is 18 feet long how many
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a 6-foot tall man is standing near a tree on level ground, if the mans shadow is 4 feet long and the tree's shadow is 18 feet long how many
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a 6-foot tall man is standing near a tree on level ground, if the mans shadow is 4 feet long and the tree's shadow is 18 feet long how many feet taller is the tree? Answer by amoresroy(361) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! a 6-foot tall man is standing near a tree on level ground, if the mans shadow is 4 feet long and the tree's shadow is 18 feet long how many feet taller is the tree?
Let h = height of the tree
6/4 = h/18
h = 27
The tree is 21 (27-6) feet taller than the 6-ft man.
