document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=158903>Question 158903</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> i need to find the height of an evergreen in the backyard i sketched the info <BR>\n" );
document.write( "i placed a yardstick parallel to the tree and compared its shadow on the ground with the length of the shadow of the tree. how tall is the tree?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the shadow of the tree is 22ft long <BR>\n" );
document.write( "the height of the yardstick is 3 feet and the shadow is 4 feet long </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #117051 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><B>checkley77(12844)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=117051\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 3/4=x/22<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x=3*22<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x=66<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=66/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=16.5 ft. tall. </SPAN>\n" );
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