8)At a 6:00 p.m. an 8-foot step ladder casts a shadow of 14 feet. At the same time a tree casts a shadow of 20 feet. How tall is the tree? Draw a picture on a separate sheet of paper, write and solve the proportion. Answers the question on the line below. If

8)At a 6:00 p.m. an 8-foot step ladder casts a shadow of 14 feet. At the same time a tree casts a shadow of 20 feet. How tall is the tree? Draw a picture on a separate sheet of paper, write and solve the proportion. Answers the question on the line below. If

Mathematics For Machine Technology

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Author:Peterson, John.

Publisher:Peterson, John.

Chapter20: Ratio And Propor Tion

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 43A: The proportion AB=CDcompares the sides of two triangles like those in Figure 209. Determine the...

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8)At a 6:00 p.m. an 8-foot step ladder casts
a shadow of 14 feet. At the same time a tree
casts a shadow of 20 feet. How tall is the
tree? Draw a picture on a separate sheet of
paper, write and solve the proportion.
Answers the question on the line below. If
you answer is a decimal, round to the
nearest tenth,
Your answer

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