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(a) Determine the ratio of the height of the taller building to the height of the shorter building.

oh yeah (a) Determine the ratio of the height of the taller building to the height of the shorter building. (b) Determine whether your friend is right or wrong.

You live in the building on the left in the drawing, and a friend lives in the other building. The two of you are having a discussion about the heights of the buildings, and your friend claims that his building is half again as tall as yours. To resolve the issue you climb to the roof of your...