SOLUTION: 17. 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 252966: 17. 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
Answer by nerdybill(7384) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
17. 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
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Apply Pythagorean theorem:
Let x = distance from ear to top of tree
then
x^2 = 50^2 + 120^2
x^2 = 2500 + 14400
x^2 = 16900
x = sqrt(16900)
x = 130 feet

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