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Pls help asap 50 pts right answer FOR SURE

When the sun is 45 degrees above the horizon and a tree's shadow is 10ft long, how tall is the tree? *
5ft
7ft
10ft
15ft

User Sundus
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Answer:

C

Explanation:

Please refer to the attachment below.

So, we essentially have a 45-45-90 triangle.

In the 45-45-90 triangle, the two legs are equivalent.

Therefore, since one of the legs is 10ft, the other leg, the height of the tree, must also be 10ft.

Hence, our answer is C.

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