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How high is a tree that casts a 25- ft shador at the same time a 5-ft post casts a shadow which is 14-ft long

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Precalculus with Limits

Ron Larson 2nd Edition

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07/29/2023

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We can use similar triangles to set up a proportion since the sun's rays create similar angles for both the tree and the post. Show more…

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