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A person who is 5 feet tall is standing 108 feet from the base of a tree, and the tree casts a 120 foot shadow. The persons shadow is 12 feet in length. What is the height of the tree?

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Answer:

50ft

Explanation:

let x=height of tree.

AB/DE = BC/EC

The ratio is == x/5 =120/12

x/5 = 10

x = 50

Height of tree is 50 ft.

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