document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=641373>Question 641373</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I haved soplved the problem,but now I am supposed to label a diagram,set up an equation based on my diagram labels???here is the problem, at a given time od day the shadow od a 6 ft man is 8 ft. in length. the shadow of a pole is 40 ft.. how tall is the pole, here is how i solved it but how do i do a diagram?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "t/6=40/8<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. height of pole now I hsave to do a diagram </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "t/6=40/8<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. height of pole now I hsave to do a diagram<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Draw a right triangle with the base being a horizontal line segment<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and the height a vertical line segment extending above the base.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the base of the triangle be 40' ; then the height of the triangle is <BR>\n" );
document.write( "the height of the pole and is \"x\".<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Draw a vertical line segment from the base of the triangle reaching up to<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the hypotenuse.  Let that segment represent the 6' man.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "His shadow on the base is 8'.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You now have two similar right triangles:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/40 = 6/8<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 40(6/8)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 30' is the height of the pole<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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