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The shadow of a 5-m-long stick is 3 m long. At the same time the length of the shadow of a 12.5-m-high tree (in m) is

Option: 1

7.5


Option: 2

5


Option: 3

6


Option: 4

7


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Let AB be the stick and AC be its shadow.

Let DE be the tree and DF be its shadow.

\\\therefore \quad \frac{A B}{D E}=\frac{A C}{D F} \Rightarrow \frac{5}{12.5}=\frac{3}{x} \\ \\\Rightarrow \quad x=\left(\frac{12.5 \times 3}{5}\right)=7.5

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