document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=338674>Question 338674</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A man is walking away from a lamppost with a light source 9 meters above the ground. The man is 1.95 meters tall. How long is the man's shadow when he is 11 meters from the lamppost? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = length of man's shadow\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then, the problem is a proportion\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "[1.95 / x] = [9 / (11 + x)]\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solve for x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "QED\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x &#8776; 3.043 m<BR>\n" );
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