document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=902470>Question 902470</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A man is walking away from a lamppost with a light source h = 8 m above the ground. The man is m = 2 m tall. How long is the man's shadow when he is d = 15 m from the lamppost? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #547274 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=547274\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This is similar triangles but can be understood to use equal slopes.  The shadow is on the ground.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "One of the triangles has leg <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=h-m=8-2=6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"h-m=8-2=6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and other leg <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d=15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d=15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >; and is a RIGHT triangle.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The other triangle has the shadow corresponding to the length d, and the man's height 2 corresponding to the 6.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=s%2F15=3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"s%2F15=3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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