The length of a shadow of a building is 26 m. The distance from the top of the building to the tip of the shadow is 36 m, Find t

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The length of a shadow of a building is 26 m. The distance from the top of the building to the tip of the shadow is 36 m, Find t

he height of the building. If
necessary, round your answer to the nearest tenth.

Mathematics

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Korvikt [17] · Answer 1 · 2023-08-30T10:24:50+03:00

Applying the Pythagorean theorem, the height of the building is: 24.9 m.

<h3>How to Apply the Pythagorean Theorem?</h3>

Where c is the length of the hypothenuse of a right triangle, and a and b are the legs of the right triangle, the Pythagorean theorem states that:

c = √(a² + b²).

The diagram of the building and its shadow form a right triangle as shown in the image below, where:

a = height of the building

b = 26

c = 36

Applying the Pythagorean theorem, we will have:

a = √(36² - 26²)

a = 24.9 m

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