<PRE><B>Question 142296</B>
On a sunny day a flag pole and its shadow form the sides of a right triangle. If the hypotenuse is 35m long and the shadow is 28m how tall is the flag pole.
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I have A^2 + 28^2 =  35^2
A^2 = 35^2 - 28^2
A^2 = 441
A = 21 meters
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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