document.write( "Question 439451: a man 6ft. tall casts an 8 ft. shadow how far is it from the top of the man's heasd to the shadow of the top of the man's head?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #303691 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! a man 6ft. tall casts an 8 ft. shadow how far is it from the top of the man's heasd to the shadow of the top of the man's head?\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "------------------ \n" ); document.write( "Draw the picture. \n" ); document.write( "You have a right triangle. \n" ); document.write( "height = 6 ft. \n" ); document.write( "base = 8 ft. \n" ); document.write( "You want to find the hypotenuse. \n" ); document.write( "--- \n" ); document.write( "Use Pythagoras: \n" ); document.write( "h^2 = 6^2 + 8^2 \n" ); document.write( "----- \n" ); document.write( "h = sqrt[36+64] \n" ); document.write( "h = sqrt[100] \n" ); document.write( "h = 10ft. \n" ); document.write( "================ \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( " |