1.   A guy wire is attached to the top of a telephone pole and goes to the ground 8 feet from the base. When Jim stands under the guy wire so that his head touches it, he is 3 feet from where the wire goes into the ground. If Jim is 6 feet tall, how tall is the telephone pole?
    A. 20 feet B. 12 feet
    C. 24 feet D. 16 feet
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  2.   A lakefront building that is 30 feet high casts a shadow on the water. How long is that shadow if a 16-foot high truck parked nearby casts an 8-foot shadow?
    A. 12 ft B. 13 ft
    C. 15 ft D. 9 ft
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  3.   Kim is standing next to a tree. The tree has a shadow that is 3 m long. Kim, who is 1.3 m tall, has a shadow that is 0.8 m long. How tall is the tree?
    A. 3.5 m B. 3.972 m
    C. 4.875 m D. 1.846 m
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  4.   An office building casts a shadow that is 15 feet long. A nearby tree casts a shadow that is 2.5 feet long. If the tree is 5 feet tall, how tall is the office building?
    A. 30 feet B. 17.5 feet
    C. 7.5 feet D. 25 feet
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  5.   The two triangles shown in the figure are similar. Find the distance d across the river.
   
    A. 25 meters B. 18 meters
    C. 16 meters D. 81 meters
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