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Calculate the height of a tree that casts a shadow 22 m long if you know that at the same time, a pillar 2 m high casts a shadow 3 meters long.

Final Answer:

x =  14.6667 m

Step-by-step explanation:

x : 22 = 2:3  x=22 32=322 2=344=344 m=14.6667 m



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