The sun's rays, objects on Earth, and the shadows cast by them form similar triangles. Use this fact to find the height of the building. Round to the nearest tenth.



A) height = 7.5 m

B) height = 2.1 m

C) height = 28.0 m

D) height = 32.4 m

E) height = 30.0 m




E) height = 30.0 m

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