Question

A 33 - m tall building casts a shadow. The distance from the top of the building to the tip of the shadow is 37 m . Find the length of the shadow. If necessary, round your answer to the nearest tenth.

Answer 1

This is Pythagorean theorem, a^2+b^2=c^2 , a = 33 and c = 37 so b^2 + 1089 = 1369 , b^2 = 280 , b = 16.73m