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document.write( "Use a proportion::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "tower/shadow = post/shadow<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "16 in = 16/12 ft = 4/3 ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t/120 ft = 2 ft/(4/3)ft<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "t = 120[6/4] = 180 ft (tower's height)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
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