document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=160063>Question 160063</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Matt is 1.59 m tall and wants to find the height of a tree. He walks 21.80 m from the base of the tree along the shadow until his head is in a position where the tip of his shadow exactly overlaps the end of the tree top's shadow. He is now 5.99 m from the end of the shadows. How tall is the tree? Round to nearest hundredth. The answer should be 7.38m but I have no idea how to reach that answer. I am assuming I should set up a proportion but I am not sure. Can you help? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #118059 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=118059\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Matt, the tree, and the shadows form similar triangles (you're right about the proportion)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Matt/Matt's shadow=tree/tree's shadow  __  1.59/5.99=t/(21.80+5.99)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1.59 * 27.79 / 5.99 = t </SPAN>\n" );
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