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In sunlight, a vertical stick 6 ft tall casts a shadow 2 ft long. At the same time a nearby tree casts a shadow 14 ft long. How tall is the tree? Round to the nearest tenth

A42.0 ft
B85.7 ft
C18.0 ft
D52.5 ft

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\(look\ at\ the\ picture\\\\\Delta ABC\sim\Delta D EF\\\\\frac{|ED|}{|EF|}=\frac{|AB|}{|BC|}\\\\\frac{|ED|}{14}=\frac{6}{2}\\\\\frac{|ED|}{14}=3\ \ \ \ /\cdot14\\\\|ED|=42\ (ft)\\\\Answer:A.\)

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4.20 ft is the answer buddy

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