A tree is standing behind a building. 2/5 of the hight of rht tree can be seen and the rest is hidden by the building. The building is 9meter high. What is the hight of the tree?

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Let the height of the tree = H meters

The part of the tree that is visible = 2/5 * H

the part which is hidden by the building = H - 2/5 * H = H * [ 1 - 2/5 ]
= 3/5 * H

the part hidden of the tree = the height of the building
3/5 * H = 9 meters
H = 9 * 5 / 3 = 15 meters

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A tree is standing behind a building. 2/5 of the hight of rht tree can be seen and the rest is hidden by the building. The building is 9meter high. What is the hight of the tree?

Let the height of the tree = H meters The part of the tree that is visible = 2/5 * H the part which is hidden by the building = H - 2/5 * H = H * [ 1 - 2/5 ] = 3/5 * H the part hidden of the tree = the height of the building 3/5 * H = 9 meters H = 9 * 5 / 3 = 15 meters

Let the height of the tree = H meters

The part of the tree that is visible = 2/5 * H

the part which is hidden by the building = H - 2/5 * H = H * [ 1 - 2/5 ]
= 3/5 * H

the part hidden of the tree = the height of the building
3/5 * H = 9 meters
H = 9 * 5 / 3 = 15 meters