document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=360567>Question 360567</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need to measure the height of a building using the pythagorean theorem, using shadows and a fence or a post and measure the shadows. I understand what I have to do but I can't figure out how to get my answer. I can get the measurements of the post and it's shadow but the building all I have is the length of the shadow now what do I do? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #257261 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rfer><B>rfer(16322)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rfer><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=257261\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> set it up in a proportion.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f shadow over fence=p shadow over x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply f shadow by x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply p shadow by the fence<BR>\n" );
document.write( "solve for x </SPAN>\n" );
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