Jamie is standing next to a tree. She is 5.5 feet tall, and her shadow is 2 feet long. The tree's shadow is 12 feet long. Explain how she can use the shadows to find the height of the tree...

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Jamie is standing next to a tree. She is 5.5 feet tall, and her shadow is 2 feet long. The tree's shadow is 12 feet long. Explain how she can use the shadows to find the height of the tree...

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Answer:

Explanation:

Because of similar triangles formed we can say

h/12=5.5/2

h=66/2

h=33ft

Mattyod answered Nov 3, 2022

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