document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=549576>Question 549576</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A flagpole is 12 ft tall casts a 9 foot-shadow. How far is it from the top of the flagpole to the tip of the shadow?<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 #357877 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mathie123><B>mathie123(224)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mathie123><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=357877\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This is just a right angled triangle with a base of 9, and a height of 12 (assuming the pole is not tilted, which I would think is a safe assumption)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So we have a special theorem to find the length of the remaining side (what we are looking for).  Pythagorean theorem!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This says:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "where c is the hypotenuse \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so we have <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the distance from the top of the flagpole to the tip of the shadow is 15 ft.  ((for questions like these, draw a picture first-- it helps a ton!)) \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Have a good one! </SPAN>\n" );
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