The distance from the base of the tree to the tallest would be 14.21 cm
<h3>We have the following data points in this question</h3>X1 = 8 feet
y1 = 16 feet
x2 = 11 feet
y2 = 9 feet
To proceed with the solution we have to
We have to solve for the shorter tree
<em>= </em>9² + 11²
= √81 +121
= 14.21
<h3>For the taller tree we would have</h3>√8² + 16²
= √64 +256
= 17.89
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. Multiplying the denominator by
gives
Subtracting this from the numerator gives a remainder of
. Multiplying the denominator by
gives
and subtracting this from the previous remainder gives a new remainder of
This last remainder is exactly the same as the denominator, so divides through it exactly and leaves us with 1.
What we showed here is that
and this last expression is the quotient.
To verify this solution, we can simply multiply this by the original denominator:
which matches the original numerator.