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A foot tall tree casts a shadow that is one foot shorter than the distance from the tip of the shadow to the top of the tree. Find the length of shadow.
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A foot tall tree casts a shadow that is one foot shorter than the distance from the tip of the shadow to the top of the tree. Find the length of shadow.
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Question 874410: I need help please.
A foot tall tree casts a shadow that is one foot shorter than the distance from the tip of the shadow to the top of the tree. Find the length of shadow.
(a) Let x represent the length of the shadow. Write an expression for the diagonal distance from the tip of the shadow to the top of the tree.
(B) What is the length of the shadow? (Hint use the pythagorean formula) Answer by rothauserc(4718) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! a) diagonal distance is x+1
b) 1 + x^2 = (x+1)^2
1 + x^2 = x^2 +2x +1
2x = 0
x = 0 implies the length of the shadow is zero
