document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=78512>Question 78512</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0536821445/algebrahomeworkh>basic mathematics</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how tall is a tree that cast a 25-ft.shadow at the same time a 9-ft light pole casts a 15-ft shadow? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #804423 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=CubeyThePenguin><B>CubeyThePenguin(3113)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=CubeyThePenguin><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=CubeyThePenguin><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=804423\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Use proportions. x = height of tree.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "9/15 = x/25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = (9 * 25/15) = 15\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The tree is 15 feet tall. </SPAN>\n" );
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