SOLUTION: The picture below shows a pole and its shadow: A pole is shown with a right triangle side. The right triangle has hypotenuse 113 cm and base 15 cm. What is the height of the

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Question 1041686: The picture below shows a pole and its shadow:
A pole is shown with a right triangle side. The right triangle has hypotenuse 113 cm and base 15 cm.
What is the height of the pole?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Use the Pythagorean theorem,
113%5E2=15%5E2%2BH%5E2
H=sqrt%28113%5E2-15%5E2%29