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Olympiad Geometry · Challenge problem
To measure a tower, Maya lies on level ground with her eye at ground level and a m vertical stick placed m in front of her eye, so that the top of the stick lines up exactly with the top of the tower. She then moves m straight back, away from the tower, and finds that the top of the stick lines up with the top of the tower when the stick is m in front of her eye. How tall is the tower, in metres?