document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1033328>Question 1033328</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You are standing 15 feet away from a streetlight, casting a shadow that reaches to a distance of 30 feet from the light. If you are six feet tall, how tall is the street light? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #647895 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><B>fractalier(6550)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=fractalier><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=647895\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If you draw the diagram, you can see that you cast a 15 foot shadow...we can solve this using a proportion...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cross-multiply and solve, we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15x = 180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 12 feet tall </SPAN>\n" );
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