SOLUTION: If a 12 foot tree casts a shadow that is 9 feet long, what is the distance from the height of the tree to the tips of the shadow?
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Question 285169: If a 12 foot tree casts a shadow that is 9 feet long, what is the distance from the height of the tree to the tips of the shadow? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! If a 12 foot tree casts a shadow that is 9 feet long, what is the distance from the height of the tree to the tips of the shadow?
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Draw the picture.
You have a right triangle with height = 12 and base = 9 ft.
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Solve for the hypotenuse using Pythagoras:
hy^2 = 12^2 + 9^2
hy^2 = 144 + 81
hy = sqrt(225)
hypotenuse = 15 ft.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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