Mia is 1.65 meters tall. At 3 p.m., she measures the length of a tree's shadow to be 26.45 meters. She stands 21.4 meters away from the tree, so that the tip of her

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Mia is 1.65 meters tall. At 3 p.m., she
measures the length of a tree's shadow to
be 26.45 meters. She stands 21.4 meters
away from the tree, so that the tip of her
shadow meets the tip of the tree's shadow.
Find the height of the tree to the nearest
hundredth of a meter.
T
1.65 m
21.4 m'
-26.45 m
(Diagram is not to scale.)
Answer:
m
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Transcribed Image Text:Mia is 1.65 meters tall. At 3 p.m., she measures the length of a tree's shadow to be 26.45 meters. She stands 21.4 meters away from the tree, so that the tip of her shadow meets the tip of the tree's shadow. Find the height of the tree to the nearest hundredth of a meter. T 1.65 m 21.4 m' -26.45 m (Diagram is not to scale.) Answer: m Submit Answer
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