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On a sunnyday, a tree and its shadow form the sides of a right triangle. If the hypotenuse is 52 m long and the tree is 48 m tall, how lon
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On a sunnyday, a tree and its shadow form the sides of a right triangle. If the hypotenuse is 52 m long and the tree is 48 m tall, how long is the shadow?
Answer by checkley77(12844) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
48^2+X^2=52^2
2304+X^2=2704
X^2=2704-2304
X^2=400
X=SQRT400
X=20 FEET LONG FOR THE SHADOW.
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