document.write( "Question 386493: Pole A, 9.6 meters high, casts a shadow of twenty meters. Pole B casts a shadow of 5 meters. What is the height of Pole B? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Let x represent the height of Pole B
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document.write( "Question Sets Up the Proportion
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document.write( "cross multiply to solve for x
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document.write( " 20x = 5*9.6
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document.write( "   x = 5*9.6/20
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document.write( "   x = 2.4m, the height of Pole B\r
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document.write( "CHECKING our Answer
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document.write( " 9.6/20 = .48 = 2.4/5 \n" );
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