document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1015239>Question 1015239</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A six-foot-tall person is standing next to a flagpole. The person is casting 1 and 1/2 feet in length, while the flagpole is casting a shadow 5 feet in length. How tall is the flagpole? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "A six-foot-tall person is standing next to a flagpole. The person is casting 1 and 1/2 feet in length, while the flagpole is casting a shadow 5 feet in length. How tall is the flagpole?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "First notice that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 1.5.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then you can find the height of the flagpole x from the proportion \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6%2F1.5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6%2F1.5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%286%2A5%29%2F1.5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%286%2A5%29%2F1.5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=30%2F1.5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"30%2F1.5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 20 ft.\r<BR>\n" );
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