Question

A man standing near the base of a tower shouts to a woman on the top of the tower. The height of the tower is known, as is the man’s distance from the base of the tower. How far away is he from the woman, denoted by the blue line in the picture below? The picture below is not drawn to scale.   A.13  B.89 C. 13 D. 89 Please select the best answer from the choices provided

Answer 1

For this case, what you should do is apply the Pythagorean theorem to find the distance of the blue linear.
 We have then:
 h = root ((5) ^ 2 + (8) ^ 2)
 h = 9.433981132
 h ^ 2 = 89
 Answer:
 he is 89 units ^ 2 from the woman or 9.433981132 units.
 B.89
 D. 89