document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=103838>Question 103838</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The total height of a builing and the flagpole on the roof is 290feet. The building is 9 times as high as the flagpole. How high is the flagpole? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the total height of a building and the flagpole on the roof be <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, the height of building <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, and the height of flagpole <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "given:<BR>\n" );
document.write( " <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A+=+290ft ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A+=+290ft\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The building is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > times as high as the flagpole.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A+=+x+%2B+y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A+=+x+%2B+y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "since <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+9y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+9y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=290ft++=+9y+%2B+y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"290ft++=+9y+%2B+y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=290ft++=+10y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"290ft++=+10y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+29ft ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+29ft\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "now check:<BR>\n" );
document.write( " <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+9%2A29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+9%2A29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+261ft ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+261ft\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+29ft ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+29ft\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, so\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A+=+261ft+%2B+29ft ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A+=+261ft+%2B+29ft\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A+=+290ft ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A+=+290ft\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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