you need to find the height of a concrete support beam. You use a cardboard square to line up the top and bottom of the beam. Your friend measures the vertical distance from the ground to your eye and the distance from you to the beam. What is the approximate height of the beam? a) 9.5 feet b) 47.6 feet 6.9 ft xft c) 3.6 feet d) 14.5 feet 5 ft e) 8.6 feet
you need to find the height of a concrete support beam. You use a cardboard square to line up the top and bottom of the beam. Your friend measures the vertical distance from the ground to your eye and the distance from you to the beam. What is the approximate height of the beam? a) 9.5 feet b) 47.6 feet 6.9 ft xft c) 3.6 feet d) 14.5 feet 5 ft e) 8.6 feet
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To find the clearance under an overpass,
you need to find the height of a concrete
support beam. You use a cardboard square
to line up the top and bottom of the
beam. Your friend measures the vertical
distance from the ground to your eye and
the distance from you to the beam. What
is the approximate height of the beam?
a) 9.5 feet
b) 47.6 feet
6.9 ft
x ft
c) 3.6 feet
d) 14.5 feet
5 ft
e) 8.6 feet
A
B.
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To find the clearance under an overpass,
you need to find the height of a concrete
support beam. You use a cardboard square
to line up the top and bottom of the
beam. Your friend measures the vertical
distance from the ground to your eye and
the distance from you to the beam. What
is the approximate height of the beam?
a) 9.5 feet
b) 47.6 feet
6.9 ft
x ft
c) 3.6 feet
d) 14.5 feet
5 ft
e) 8.6 feet
A
B.
kindle
DELL
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