n the Sabana there is an apartment building, with a height of 75 meters. That building at 10:00 am casts a 40-meter shadow. If a tree near the building casts a shadow of 8.57 meters. What is the height of the tree? If near the building and the tree there is a 7 meter high lamp post. What is the dimension of its shadow? (how long is the shadow)

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In the Sabana there is an apartment building, with a height of 75 meters. That building at 10:00 am casts a 40-meter shadow. If a tree near the building casts a shadow of 8.57 meters. What is the height of the tree? If near the building and the tree there is a 7 meter high lamp post. What is the dimension of its shadow? (how long is the shadow)

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