Question 836711
A flag pole and its shadow form the sides of a right triangle. If the hypotenuse is 52 m long and the shadow is 48 m, how tall is the flag pole?


a^2 + b^2 = c^2


x^2 + 48^2 = 52^2


x^2 + 2304 = 2704


x^2 = 2704 - 2304


x^2 = 400


x = sqrt(400)


x = 20


The pole is <font color="red">20 meters</font> tall.