document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=29552>Question 29552</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi, I have a word problem that i cant figure out...You are standing 16 feet from the base of a flag pole. Both your shadow and the poles shadow extend to the same point 4 feet away from you. You are 5 feet tall. Find the height of the flag pole.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I would appreciate any help you can give me...thank you            Nick </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #16341 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=longjonsilver><B>longjonsilver(2297)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=longjonsilver><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=longjonsilver><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=16341\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Draw this as a simple triangle picture...you will get a smaller triangle inside the larger one...th equestion is one of similar triangles...basically of ratio.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "smaller triangle: height to vertical distance<BR>\n" );
document.write( "smaller triangle: 5:4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "scale it up --> 25:20\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now larger triangle has vertical distance of shadow being 16+4 --> 20, so looking at the above ratio, the height is 25feet.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Jon.<BR>\n" );
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