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The shadow of a 5-foot tall post is 10 feet long. at the same time, a tree casts a shadow that is 22 feet long. what is the height of the tree?

The shadow of a 5-foot tall post is 10 feet long. at the same time, a tree casts a shadow that is 22 feet long. what is the height of the tree?
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The shadow of a 5-foot tall post is 10 feet long. at the same time, a tree casts a shadow that is 22 feet long. what is the height of the tree?

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The tree is 11ft tall because the shadow is double the height of the subject
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User Multicollinearity
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Because the shadow doubled, the tree is actually only 11 FEET TALL.
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