document.write( "Question 35224: Could someone explain this to me? thanks so much!
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document.write( "A building casts a 52-foot shadow at the same time taylor casts a 4-foot shadow. Taylor and her shadow form a triangle that is similiar to the triangle formed by the building and it's shadow. If Taylor is 5 feet tall, what is the height h of the building? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #21414 by venugopalramana(3286)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! A building casts a 52-foot shadow at the same time taylor casts a 4-foot shadow. Taylor and her shadow form a triangle that is similiar to the triangle formed by the building and it's shadow. If Taylor is 5 feet tall, what is the height h of the building? \n" ); document.write( "SINCE IT IS GIVEN THAT TAYLOR AND THE BULDING AND THEIR SHADOWS FORM SIMILAR TRIANGLES...THEIR SIDES WILL BE IN PROPORTION.SO \n" ); document.write( "SHADOW OF TAYLOR/HER HEIGHT=SHADOW OF BUILDING /ITS HT. \n" ); document.write( "4/5=52/H \n" ); document.write( "H=52*5/4=65' \n" ); document.write( " |