document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=840609>Question 840609</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Dave is 6 feet tall and he cast a shadow of 8 feet. A tree he wants to cut down casts a shadow of 75 feet. How tall is the tree ? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #506348 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=LinnW><B>LinnW(1048)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=LinnW><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=LinnW><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=506348\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6%2F8+=+75%2Fx ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6%2F8+=+75%2Fx\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  where x is the height of the tree<BR>\n" );
document.write( "do cross products<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x = 8*75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x = 600<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x =100 ft </SPAN>\n" );
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