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girl is 6 feet tall and a pine tree next to her is 42 feet tall and casts a shadow that is 28 feet. how long is the girls shadow
12 years ago

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Steve
using similar triangles, compare shadow/height:

28/42 = s/6
s = 4
12 years ago
Jennifer
42/28 = 6/x

Solve for x
12 years ago

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