SOLUTION: You are lying 120 ft away from a tree that is 50 feet tall. You look up at the top of the tree. Approximately how far is your hear from the top of the tree in a straight line?

Question 81240: You are lying 120 ft away from a tree that is 50 feet tall. You look up at the top of the tree. Approximately how far is your hear from the top of the tree in a straight line?
Found 2 solutions by checkley75, ankor@dixie-net.com:
Answer by checkley75(3666) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
D^2=120^2+50^2
D62=14400+2500
D^2=16900
D=SQRT16900
D=130 FEET FROM THE HEAD TO THE TOP OF THE TREE.
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
ou are lying 120 ft away from a tree that is 50 feet tall. You look up at the top of the tree. Approximately how far is your hear from the top of the tree in a straight line?
:
A pythag problem:
Distance from the head to the top of the tree is the hypotenuse (h)
:
h = Sqrt(120^2 + 50^2)
:
h = Sqrt(14400+ 2500)
:
h = Sqrt(16900)
:
h = 130 ft
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