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an 80 foot flag pole casts a 30 foot shadow . find the height of the tree if its shadow is 9 feet
16 years ago

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drwls
The ratio of actual height to shadow height will be the same for both. (Similar triangles are involved)
30/80 = 9/x
Solve for x
30x = 720
etc.
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JaVon
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