SOLUTION: the question is is how tall is this tree. and its a right triangle , the top is 30 ft and the bottom is 20 feet and the back of the triangle has an H how do i solve this

Question 1092656: the question is is how tall is this tree. and its a right triangle , the top is 30 ft and the bottom is 20 feet and the back of the triangle has an H how do i solve this
Answer by addingup(3677) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Do you mean like in the drawing below? If so,
H = sqrt(30^2-20^2) = sqrt(900-400) = sqrt(500) = 22.36

RELATED QUESTIONS
QUESTION TONY HAS GOT HIS KITE STUCK AT THE TOP OF A VERY TALL TREE. HE KNOWS THE... (answered by mananth)

Lightning hit a tree three-eights of the distance up the trunk from the ground and broke... (answered by Earlsdon)

A tree casts a shadow 10 ft long. A boy standing next to the tree casts a shadow 2.5 ft... (answered by malglu)

If a tree is 16 ft. tall and the tree next to it casts a shadow of 20 ft. , what is the... (answered by stanbon)

A tree fell over during a hurricane and settled against the side of a building (forming a (answered by ankor@dixie-net.com)

Solve, rounding to the nearest tenth: On a sunnyday, a tree and its shadow form the... (answered by checkley77)

On a sunny day, a tree and its shadow form the sides of a right triangle. If the... (answered by Fombitz)

I need help solving this problem: You have climbed to the top of a tall tree. When you... (answered by Theo)

How many cubic feet of earth must be removed in digging an artificial lake 21 ft. deep,... (answered by ikleyn)