document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1072673>Question 1072673</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> on a level ground,a meter stick and a building cast a shadows of length 0.75 and 90 m .How high is the building  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #687519 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rothauserc><B>rothauserc(4718)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rothauserc><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=rothauserc><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=687519\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> we have two triangles<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "we use proportions of the two triangles to solve for h<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let h be the height of the building, then<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(h / 90) = (1 / 0.75)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "cross multiply fractions<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0.75h = 90<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "h = 120 meters<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The building is 120 meters high<BR>\n" );
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