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The castle tower has a height of 14 m.

Work out the height of the tree.
(Ignore the answer it was incorrect)

The castle tower has a height of 14 m. Work out the height of the tree. (Ignore the-example-1
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The calculated height of the tree is 56 meters

How to determine the height of the tree.

From the question, we have the following parameters that can be used in our computation:

The castle tower and the tree (see figure)

The scale factor is 1 : 4

Using the properties of similar figures, we have

Tree : Tower = 1 : 4

So, we have

14/Tower = 1/4

This gives

Tower = 14 * 4

Tower = 56

Hence, the height of the tree is 56 meters

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