In sunlight, a vertical yardstick casts a 1 ft shadow at the same time that a nearby tree casts a 15 ft shadow. How tall is the tree? (Make a sketch to help solve the problem. Hint: 3ft equals one yard.)
Fill in the blank with the correct answer choice:Similar triangles are two triangles with equal _________ angles.
A triangle has two angles measuring 42 and 73, calculate the third angle of the triangle.

Suppose Ms. Kraus is 1.75 m tall. When her shadow is is 1 m, how long would the shadow be of a 265 m tall building? (Make a sketch to help solve the problem)
A triangle in which one angle measures more than 90 degrees is called?
Use the information in the diagram to determine the height of the tree to the nearest foot.

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