Use similar triangles to solve. A person who is 6 feet tall is standing 154 feet from the base of a tree, and the tree casts a 165 foot shadow. The person's shadow is 11 feet in length. What is the height of the tree? ft CHE 154 ft 6 ft 11 f

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Use similar triangles to solve. A person who is 6 feet tall is standing
154 feet from the base of a tree, and the tree casts a 165 foot
shadow. The person's shadow is 11 feet in length. What is the
height of the tree?
ft
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154 ft
6 ft
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Transcribed Image Text:Use similar triangles to solve. A person who is 6 feet tall is standing 154 feet from the base of a tree, and the tree casts a 165 foot shadow. The person's shadow is 11 feet in length. What is the height of the tree? ft DOC NOC ЯС ЗАС eoses pa 154 ft 6 ft 11 ft
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