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May anyone help me please and thank you so much !

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Answer:

16 m

Explanation:

The situation can be solved by proportion of corresponding sides in 2 right triangles.

let x be the length of shadow cast by oak tree, then


(9)/(12) =
(12)/(x) ( cross- multiply )

9x = 144 ( divide both sides by 9 )

x = 16

Length of shadow is 16 m

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