document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=976032>Question 976032</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How high is a chimney whose shadow is 28 m. long when a five-foot gate cast a twelve-foot shadow? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Change 28 m to ft: 3.28*28 = 91.84 ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The relation ship between the shadows is the same as the heights<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let h = the height of the chimney<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=h%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"h%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=91.84%2F12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"91.84%2F12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cross multiply<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12h = 5 * 91.84<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12h = 459.2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h = 459.2/12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h = 38.27 ft </SPAN>\n" );
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