document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1178100>Question 1178100</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A hiker wants to determine the height of a tree. She measures the​ tree's shadow to be 17.1 meters long. Her own shadow at the same time is 1.8 meters long. If the hiker is 1.7 meters​ tall, how tall is the​ tree?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x/17.1  = 1.7/1.8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 17.1*1.7 /1.8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Height of tree = 16.15 m </SPAN>\n" );
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