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document.write( "At the same time of day a man who is 76inches tall casts a 57inch shadow and his son casts a 24inch shadow. What is the height of the son? (I've tried over and over and can't get it right! Please help ASAP thank you very much!)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Given triangle DEF, AB=5, BC=10, DE=8, and DF=2. find the Ratio of the lengths of the corresponding sides of triangle ABC to triangle DEF. ( this one just doesn't make sense to me!)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "These are my troubled problems...please help me ASAP it's due tomorrow:0 sorry to dump this on you! Thank you so so soooooo very much!<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #342826 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=sudhanshu_kmr><B>sudhanshu_kmr(1152)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=sudhanshu_kmr><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=sudhanshu_kmr><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=342826\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The ratio of height and length of the shadow will always equal for men and his \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "i.e  height of son / length of shadow =  height of man / length of his shadow\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "=> height of son/24 = 76/57 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "=> height of son = 76/57  * 24 = 32 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so, height of son = 32 inch\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In second question, something is missing. Question is not clear. \r<BR>\n" );
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