Andres is 1.55 meters tall. At 1 p.m., he measures the length of a tree's shadow to be 29.05 meters. He stands 24.2 meters away from the tree, so that the tip of his shadow meets the tip of the tree's shadow. Find the height of the tree to the nearest hundredth of a meter.

Elementary Geometry For College Students, 7e
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Author:Alexander, Daniel C.; Koeberlein, Geralyn M.
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Andres is 1.55 meters tall. At 1 p.m., he measures the length of a tree's shadow to be 29.05 meters. He stands 24.2 meters away from the tree, so that the tip of his shadow meets the tip of the tree's shadow. Find the height of the tree to the nearest hundredth of a meter.

 
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