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

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Question 714147: you are lying 120 ft away from a tree that is 50 feet tall. you look up at the top of the tree. approximatley how far is your head from the top of the tree in a straight line
Answer by checkley79(3341)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A^2+B^2=C^2
120^2+50^2=C^2
14,400+2,500=C^2
16,900=C^2
C=SQRT16,900
C=130 FEET IS THE DISTANCE TO THE TOP OF THE TREE.

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