Use similar triangles to solve. A person who is 5 feet tall is standing 182 feet from the base of a tree, and the tree casts a 196 foot shadow. The person's shadow is 14 feet in length. What is the height of the tree? 5 ft 182 ft 14 ft ..... The height is

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Use similar triangles to solve. A person who is 5 feet tall is standing 182 feet from
the base of a tree, and the tree casts a 196 foot shadow. The person's shadow is
14 feet in length. What is the height of the tree?
5 ft
182 ft
14 ft
.....
The height is
yd.
ft.
in.
.....
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