Suppose you are standing such that a 18-foot tree is directly between you and the sun. If you are 3 feet tall and the tree casts a 180-foot shadow, how far away from the tree can you stand and still be completely in the shadow of the tree? question: The distance between you and the tree is (?) ft (If needed, round to 1 decimal place.) answer the question mark
Suppose you are standing such that a 18-foot tree is directly between you and the sun. If you are 3 feet tall and the tree casts a 180-foot shadow, how far away from the tree can you stand and still be completely in the shadow of the tree? question: The distance between you and the tree is (?) ft (If needed, round to 1 decimal place.) answer the question mark
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Suppose you are standing such that a 18-foot tree is directly between you and the sun. If you are 3 feet tall and the tree casts a 180-foot shadow, how far away from the tree can you stand and still be completely in the shadow of the tree?
question: The distance between you and the tree is (?) ft (If needed, round to 1 decimal place.) answer the question mark !
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