document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=344664>Question 344664</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a 4m fence casts a shadow that is 3m long.  how far is it from the tip of the shadow to the top of the fence. show solution. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #246609 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Jk22><B>Jk22(389)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Jk22><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Jk22><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=246609\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the fence is 4m high, hence vertically,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the shadow is 3m long horizontally.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this builds a triangle with a right angle, and cathetes 4 and 3 m resp.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "By the pythagorean theorem, the hypothenuse is then : sqrt(3*3+4*4)=sqrt(9+16)=sqrt(25)=5 m<BR>\n" );
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