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Geometry and Trigonometry practice question

At the same moment, a vertical stick 6 feet tall casts a shadow 9 feet long, and a nearby tree casts a shadow 15 feet long. How tall is the tree, in feet?

Answer: 10

The triangles are similar: tree/15 = 6/9, so the tree is 10 feet tall.

Common wrong answers

If you answered 12
12 adds 6 to 15 minus 9.
If you answered 18
18 adds 9 and 9.
If you answered 22.5
22.5 inverts the ratio.

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