SOLUTION: a hang glider flying in the air is 56m from an observation point on the ground. It it is 50m along level ground from the observation to a point directly under the glider, how high
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Question 1032125: a hang glider flying in the air is 56m from an observation point on the ground. It it is 50m along level ground from the observation to a point directly under the glider, how high is the glider?
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
56 is the hypotenuse.
50 is one of the sides.
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Use Pythagoras.
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