Vision- A tree that is 20 feet tall forms a retinal image that is 9 millimeters tall. If triangle QRV is equal to triangle TRS and the distance from the pupil to the retina is 25 millimeters, how far away from our pupil is the tree?

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Vision- A tree that is 20 feet tall forms a retinal image that is 9 millimeters tall. If triangle QRV is equal to triangle TRS and the distance from the pupil to the retina is 25 millimeters, how far away from our pupil is the tree?

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