SOLUTION: to find the height of a tree, a student measured the tree's shadow and her own shadow. If the student's height is 5 ft 8 in., what is the height of the tree?
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Question 958985: to find the height of a tree, a student measured the tree's shadow and her own shadow. If the student's height is 5 ft 8 in., what is the height of the tree? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! to find the height of a tree, a student measured the tree's shadow and her own shadow. If the student's height is 5 ft 8 in., what is the height of the tree?
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What was the length of the tree's shadow?
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To slolve a proportion you need to know three of the parts.
(height of tree)/(shadow of tree) = (height of person)/(shadow of person)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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