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Lance the alien is 5 feet tall. His shadow is 8 feet lopg.
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At the same time of day, a tree's shadow is 32 feet long. What is the height of the tree?

Lance the alien is 5 feet tall His shadow is 8 feet lopg 5 ft 8 ft 32 it At the same time of day a trees shadow is 32 feet long What is the height of the tree class=

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Answer:

20 ft

Step-by-step explanation:

The 2 triangles are similar, thus the ratios of corresponding sides are equal.

let h be the height of the tree, then

[tex]\frac{h}{5}[/tex] = [tex]\frac{32}{8}[/tex] = 4 ( multiply both sides by 5 )

h = 20

The height of the tree is 20 ft

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