document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=156631>Question 156631</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE HELP ME! IT'S DUE IN 5 HOURS ONLINE! THANKS!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A woman 5 ft tall is standing near a street lamp that is 12 ft tall, as shown in the figure. Find a function that models the length L of her shadow in terms of her distance d from the base of the lamp. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #115463 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=115463\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> using similar triangles __ the height of the lamp (12) is to the end of the shadow (d+L)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "__ as the woman's height (5) is to the length of the shadow (L)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=12%2F%28d%2BL%29=5%2FL ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"12%2F%28d%2BL%29=5%2FL\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > __ \"cross\" multiplying __ 12L=5d+5L __ subtracting 5L __ 7L=5d __ dividing by 7 __ L=5d/7 </SPAN>\n" );
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