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I need help on how to set this problem up and also how to solve it.

I need help on how to set this problem up and also how to solve it.-example-1
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Answer:

It is the lenghth of awad because tall and skinny

User Hossein Ebrahimi
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Answer:

18 ft tall

Explanation:

Drawing a diagram helps (I attached mine)

To find the height of the tree, you'd have to set up a proportion: x/32=36/64

To solve, first cross-multiply the proportion - 64x=1152

Then, divide by 64 on both sides - 64x/64=1152/64; x=18 ft

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