Nicole is 1.55 meters tall. At 2 p.m., she measures the length of a tree's shadow to be 30.05 meters. She stands 25.6 meters away from the tree, so that the tip of her 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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Nicole is 1.55 meters tall. At 2 p.m., she measures the length of a tree's shadow to be 30.05 meters. She stands 25.6 meters away from the tree, so that the tip of her 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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