SOLUTION: a man 6ft. tall casts an 8 ft. shadow how far is it from the top of the man's heasd to the shadow of the top of the man's head?

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Question 439451: a man 6ft. tall casts an 8 ft. shadow how far is it from the top of the man's heasd to the shadow of the top of the man's head?
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a man 6ft. tall casts an 8 ft. shadow how far is it from the top of the man's heasd to the shadow of the top of the man's head?
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Draw the picture.
You have a right triangle.
height = 6 ft.
base = 8 ft.
You want to find the hypotenuse.
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Use Pythagoras:
h^2 = 6^2 + 8^2
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h = sqrt[36+64]
h = sqrt[100]
h = 10ft.
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Cheers,
Stan H.