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document.write( "is there a way to find the height of an object using its shadow\r\n" );
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document.write( "Yes.  Suppose you want to know the height of a flagpole.\r\n" );
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document.write( "1. Measure the flagpole's shadow.\r\n" );
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document.write( "2. Get a straight stick.\r\n" );
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document.write( "3. Measure the stick\r\n" );
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document.write( "3. Hold the stick upright.\r\n" );
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document.write( "4. Measure the stick's shadows.\r\n" );
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document.write( "5. Make the equation:\r\n" );
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document.write( "         LENGTH OF STICK              HEIGHT OF FLAGPOLE\r\n" );
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document.write( "     LENGTH OF STICK'S SHADOW     LENGTH OF FLAGPOLE'S SHADOW\r\n" );
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document.write( "7. Substitute the unknown x for the HEIGHT OF FLAGPOLE.\r\n" );
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document.write( "8. Substitute the three measurements from steps 1, 3, and 4.\r\n" );
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document.write( "9. Solve the resulting equation for x.\r\n" );
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