document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=97249>Question 97249</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In the past, the Forestry Service has used fire lookout towers to watch for fires by providing a view of the surrounding countryside. If a post 2 feet tall, near the tower, casts a shadow that is 31/2 feet long and the tower casts a shadow that is 168 feet long. How tall is the tower? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x/168 = 2/(7/2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x /168 = 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 1176 ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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