The unitary method is a technique for solving a problem by first finding the value of a single unit, and then finding the necessary value by multiplying the single unitvalue.
Given:
Cindy's shadow is 5 feet.
length of the shadow of the pole at the same time, she finds it to be 12.5 feet.
Given two right triangle legs Use the Pythagorean theorem to calculate the hypotenuse from right triangle sides. Take a square root of sum of squares: c = √(a² + b²)