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Ryan places a mirror on the ground 42 feet from the base of a tree. He walks backwards until he can see the top of the tree in the middle of the mirror. At that point, Jasons eyes are 6 feet above the ground and he is 7 feet from image in the mirror. What is the height of the tree?

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Answer:

Answer: 36 feet

Explanation:

Explanation:

Let x be the height of tree

From the question, we can see there is a directly proportional relationship.

therefore,

Hence, The height of the tree= 36 feet

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