document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=888108>Question 888108</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How high is a tree that casts a 26 ft shadow at the same time a 6 ft pole casts a shadow which is 13 ft.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Is it 12 ft </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #537075 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=537075\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (height of tree)/(shadow length of tree) = (height of pole)/(shadow length of pole)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x/26 = 6/13\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "13x = 26*6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "13x = 156\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 156/13\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So you are correct. </SPAN>\n" );
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