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Jagadeesh tried to estimate the height of a tree by covering the height with a vertical scale holding it at a distance of 50 cm from his eyes along horizontal line. If the scale measurement of the tree is 15 cm and distance of the tree from Jagadeesh is 50m. Find the actual height of the tree.

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`= 15 m`
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