Question

A tree casts an 8-foot shadow on the ground. The length from the tip of the shadow to the top of the tree is 17 feet. What is the height of the tree?

Answer 1

Answer:

Height of tree = 15 ft

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Length of shadow (Base) = 8 ft

Length from the tip to top of the tree (Hypotenues) = 17 ft

Find:

Height of tree = ?

Computation:

Using Pythagoras theorem:

$Height\ of\ tree = \sqrt{Hypotenues^2 - base^2} \\\\Height\ of\ tree = \sqrt{17^2 - 8^2} \\\\Height\ of\ tree = \sqrt{289-64}\\\\Height\ of\ tree = \sqrt{225}\\\\ Height\ of\ tree =15$

Height of tree = 15 ft