document.write( "Question 981074: Daniel is 6 feet tall and cast shadow of 3.5 feet long. If his daughter is 4 feet tall, how long will her Shadow be?
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"6%2F3.5\" = \"4%2Fx\", \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "where  x  is the daughter's shadow length in feet.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(The proportion is based on similarity of right-angled triangles \"the person - the person's shadow\" for Daniel and for his daughter).\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x\" = \"%283.5%2A4%29%2F6\" = 2.3333333 ft.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Answer.  The daughter is  2.3333333 ft tall.\r
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