document.write( "Question 81240: You are lying 120 ft away from a tree that is 50 feet tall. You look up at the top of the tree. Approximately how far is your hear from the top of the tree in a straight line? \n" ); document.write( "
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ou are lying 120 ft away from a tree that is 50 feet tall. You look up at the top of the tree. Approximately how far is your hear from the top of the tree in a straight line?
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\n" ); document.write( "A pythag problem:
\n" ); document.write( "Distance from the head to the top of the tree is the hypotenuse (h)
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\n" ); document.write( "h = Sqrt(120^2 + 50^2)
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\n" ); document.write( "h = Sqrt(14400+ 2500)
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\n" ); document.write( "h = Sqrt(16900)
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\n" ); document.write( "h = 130 ft
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