document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1205434>Question 1205434</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a person 2 m tall casts a shadow 5 m long. at the same time, a building casts a shadow 24 m long. how tall is the building? round to the nearest tenth. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "a person <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2m ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2m\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > tall casts a shadow <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5m ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5m\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > long\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "at the same time, a building casts a shadow <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=24m ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"24m\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > long\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "both person and building with their shadows forming right triangle each, and triangles are similar\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "corresponding sides of similar triangles are <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=proportional ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"proportional\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let the height of building be <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=h ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"h\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, than we have\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=h%2F24=2%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"h%2F24=2%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >...cross multiply\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5h=2%2A24 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5h=2%2A24\"   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=5h=48 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5h=48\"   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=h=48%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"h=48%2F5\"   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=h=9.6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"h=9.6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the building is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=9.6m ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"9.6m\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > tall\r<BR>\n" );
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