Answer: 11.1 m
Step-by-step explanation:
This can be solved by the Pythagorean theorem where;
c² = a² + b²
c is the hypotenuse which is the distance from the top of the building to the tip of the shadow.
a is the height
c is the length
32² = 30² + b²
b² = 32² - 30²
b² = 1,024 - 900
b² = 124
b = √124
b = 11.1 m
Check the picture below.
so, bearing in mind that vertical angles are equal, thus ∡AED = ∡BEC, and we know that ∡BEC = 52 = ∡AED, so those two angles added up are 104°.
now, a circle has a total of 360°, if we take away those 104° from the red angles, what's leftover is just 256°, well, the green angles there are also vertical angles and thus twins, so each one will take half of 256°.
∡BEA = 128° = ∡CED.
