document.write( "Question 870507: The first platform is 8 feet 2 inches off the ground. The second platform is 7 feet 6 inches above the first platform. The shadow of the first platform stretches 6 feet 3 inches across the ground.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "1. Find the length of the shadow of the second platform in feet and inches to the nearest inch.
\n" ); document.write( " My answer is : 5 feet 9 inches\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2. A 5 foot 8 inch tall technician is standing on top of the second platform. Find the length of the
\n" ); document.write( " shadow the scaffold and technician cast in feet and inches to the nearest inch.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I am having trouble answering number 2. Can you please help me figure this answer out. Thank you.... Kay\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #853612 by MathTherapy(10712)\"\" \"About 
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
\r\n" );
document.write( "The first platform is 8 feet 2 inches off the ground. The second platform is 7 feet 6 inches above the first platform. The shadow of the\r\n" );
document.write( "first platform stretches 6 feet 3 inches across the ground.\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "1. Find the length of the shadow of the second platform in feet and inches to the nearest inch.\r\n" );
document.write( "                  My answer is :   5 feet 9 inches\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "2.  A 5 foot 8 inch tall technician is standing on top of the second platform.  Find the length of the     \r\n" );
document.write( "      shadow the scaffold and technician cast in feet and inches to the nearest inch.\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "I am having trouble answering number 2.  Can you please help me figure this answer out.  Thank you.... Kay\r\n" );
document.write( "==============================\r\n" );
document.write( "I don't know what CONVOLUTED stuff that other \"person\" who responded came up with, but again, \"his/her\" answer for 1. is WRONG and is TOTAL\r\n" );
document.write( "NONSENSE! As a matter of fact, \"his/her\" answer of 20' as the length of the 2nd platform's shadow is nowhere close to the correct answer, 5' 9\". \r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "One should ask him/herself, \"Isn't it TOTAL NONSENSE for a 7' 6\" object to have a shadow of 20', under the same circumstances and at the\r\n" );
document.write( "same time as an 8' 2\" object with a shadow of 6' 3 inches\"? Does this make any sense at all? One MAIN clue here is that the taller object's\r\n" );
document.write( "shadow is shorter than its height, so the same goes for the shorter object! It's shadow will also be shorter than its height, not taller!\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "On the other hand, your answer 5' 9\" is CORRECT. I presume you got that answer by calculating the following \r\n" );
document.write( "for L (Length of the 2nd platform's shadow): \"%288%262%2F12%29%2F%286%263%2F12%29+=+%287%266%2F12%29%2FL\"\r\n" );
document.write( "                                              \"%288%261%2F6%29%2F%286%261%2F4%29+=+%287%261%2F2%29%2FL\"\r\n" );
document.write( "                                               \"%2849%2F6%29%2F%2825%2F4%29+=+%2815%2F2%29%2FL\"\r\n" );
document.write( "                                          \"%2849%2F6%29%284%2F25%29+=+%2815%2F2%29%2FL\"\r\n" );
document.write( "                                          \"%2849%2F3%29%282%2F25%29+=+%2815%2F2%29%2FL\"\r\n" );
document.write( "                                               \"%2898%2F75%29+=+%2815%2F2%29%2FL\"\r\n" );
document.write( "                                              \"L%2898%2F75%29+=+15%2F2\"\r\n" );
document.write( "Length of the shadow of the second platform in feet and inches to the nearest inch, or\r\n" );
document.write( "\"L+=+%2815%2F2%29%2F%2898%2F75%29+=+%2815%2F2%29%2875%2F98%29\" = 5.7397959 ft = 5 ft 8.877551 inches = 5 ft 9 inches, approximately.
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" );