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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document.write( "A.1.9
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document.write( "B.5.3
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document.write( "C.2.3333333
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document.write( "D.4.5 \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #602098 by ikleyn(52781)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "For the given conditions, the proportion is held\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \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 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "From the proportion\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Answer. The daughter is 2.3333333 ft tall.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |