document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=47823>Question 47823</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi i have a question concerning similar triangles:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A six foot man is standing 10 feet away from a 20 foot lamppost. What is the lenght of his shadow?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "i tried to work it out and thought maybe i should use a  proportion <BR>\n" );
document.write( " 20/10 X 6/a ----= 3 ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "thats what i got is that the correct answer? if not can you show me what is ? thanks! </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "A six foot man is standing 10 feet away from a 20 foot lamppost. What is the lenght of his shadow?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "i tried to work it out and thought maybe i should use a proportion<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20/10 X 6/a ----= 3 ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "LET AB BE THE LAMP POST WITH A ON GROUND AND B AT THE TOP.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "LET CD BE THE MAN WITH C...FEET ON GROUND AND D ..HEAD <BR>\n" );
document.write( "LET THE SHADOW BE CE.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "WE HAVE 2 SIMILAR TRIANGLES.ABE AND CDE.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "AB/CD=AE/CE=(AC+CE)/CE=(10+CE)/CE=1+10/CE<BR>\n" );
document.write( "WE ARE GIVEN AB=20...CD=6.......AC=10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20/6=1+10/CE<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10/CE=20/6 -1 =14/6=7/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "CE=3*10/7=30/7=SHADOW=4.285 FEET\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "thats what i got is that the correct answer? if not can you show me what is ? thanks! </SPAN>\n" );
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