document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=118263>Question 118263</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This question is very hard and I get it wrong everytime so I hope you can help.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A 90-foot tall lakefront hotel casts a showdow on the water.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How long is the shawdow if a nearby 10-foot tall basketball hoop casts a 7-foot shawdow? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "PLEASE RESPOND AND THANKYOU! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #86371 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=86371\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x=length of hotel's shadow\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Notice there's a relationship between the height of the object and the length of the shadow. So we have this ratio:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2F90=7%2F10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2F90=7%2F10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Notice the shadow lengths are the numerators and the denominators are the objects heights.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=%287%2F10%29%2A90 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=%287%2F10%29%2A90\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply both sides by 90\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=630%2F10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=630%2F10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=63 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=63\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So our answer is  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=63 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=63\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the length of the hotel's shadow is 63 ft. </SPAN>\n" );
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