Use the information in the diagram to determine the height of the tree to the nearest foot.

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anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

88

anonymous · Answer

because the line connecting the midpoints of the 2 hypotenuse and the long side is half of the short side.

anonymous · Answer

A.
68 ft
B.
80 ft
C.
116 ft
D.
147 ft

anonymous · Answer

88 isnt an option

anonymous · Answer

@jaredb2000

anonymous · Answer

sorry, the tree is not at the midpoint.  divide 100 by 120 first. this will let you find the ratio between the tree and the height of the building, because they are 2 separate triangles.

anonymous · Answer

take that number and multiply it by the height of the building to get the answer

anonymous · Answer

Understand?

nikato · Answer

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note that triangle ABC and ADE are similar