SOLUTION: A car dealer advertised a big sale by stretching a string of bananas from the top of the building to the edge of the driveway. If the building is 16 m high and driveway is 31 m fro

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Question 137942: A car dealer advertised a big sale by stretching a string of bananas from the top of the building to the edge of the driveway. If the building is 16 m high and driveway is 31 m from the building, how long is the string of banners (to the nearest tenth)?
Answer by vleith(2983) About Me  (Show Source):
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Use the Pythagorean theorem
a%5E2+%2B+b%5E2+=+c%5E2
a = 16, b = 31
16%5E2+%2B+31%5E2+=+c%5E2
256+%2B+961+=+c%5E2
1217+=+c%5E2
sqrt%281217%29+=+c
34.9+=+c
So 34.9 meters of bananas ... that's quite a banana banner