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OpenStax, Prealgebra 2e §9.3 Use Properties of Angles, Triangles, and the Pythagorean Theorem · Exercise 45 · Algebra · Algebra word problems

Use Properties of Angles, Triangles, and the Pythagorean Theorem · Exercise 45

Building a scale model Joe wants to build a doll house for his daughter. He wants the doll house to look just like his house. His house is $30$ feet wide and $35$ feet tall at the highest point of the roof. If the dollhouse will be $2.5$ feet wide, how tall will its highest point be?

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OpenStax, Prealgebra 2e · §9.3 Use Properties of Angles, Triangles, and the Pythagorean Theorem · Exercise 45

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