Please helpppp!!!!! A tree casts a shadow that is 28 feet long. A person who is 5 feet tall casts a shadow that is 8 feet long. Using similar triangles and proportions find the height x of the tree. Show

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Please helpppp!!!!!

A tree casts a shadow that is 28 feet long. A person who is 5 feet tall casts a shadow that is 8 feet long. Using similar triangles and proportions find the height x of the tree. Show all your work.

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Explanation:

30 feet.

Silviu Postavaru answered Mar 9, 2023

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