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Miranda hiked to the top of a waterfall. She wanted to know the waterfall's height, but she was unable to measure it. Miranda created a proportion using the information from triangles PQS and TRS to calculate the height of the waterfall.

How tall is the waterfall? (Round your answer to the nearest foot.)

Miranda hiked to the top of a waterfall. She wanted to know the waterfall's height-example-1
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this is how you will get your answer. with ratio and Pythagoras. 
Miranda hiked to the top of a waterfall. She wanted to know the waterfall's height-example-1
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