SOLUTION: two chimneys 18m and 13m high stand upright in a ground.if their feet are 12m apart then find the distance between their tops

Question 664922: two chimneys 18m and 13m high stand upright in a ground.if their feet are 12m apart then find the distance between their tops
Found 2 solutions by vleith, ewatrrr:
Answer by vleith(2983) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
draw a right triangle that has one leg of 12 and another leg of (18-13). The hypotenuse of that triangle will be the distance between the two chimney tops.

The distance from chimney tops to chimney top is 13 feet.
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Hi,
two chimneys 18m and 13m high stand upright, 12m apart
the 'red line' distance below is :

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