document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=641106>Question 641106</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> at a given time of day the shadow of a 6 ft. tall man is 8 ft. in length. the shadow of a telephpne pole is 40 ft. how tall is the telephone pole? to answer draw and label a doagram, set up an equation based on ypur diagram labels solve and do a check please help me\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " The shadow of a telephone pole is 40 ft.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " How tall is the telephone pole? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We can use the relationship of corresponding sides in similar triangles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let t = ht of the pole<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t%2F6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t%2F6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=40%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"40%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "cross multiply<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8t = 6 * 40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8t = 240<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 240/8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 30 ft is the ht of the pole<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To answer, draw and label a diagram, set up an equation based on your diagram<BR>\n" );
document.write( " label solve and do a check please help me <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Two right triangles, one inside the other, vertical of the large triangle<BR>\n" );
document.write( "represents the pole, vertical in smaller represent the man </SPAN>\n" );
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