Question

A flag pole and its shadow form the sides of a right triangle. If the hypotenuse is 40m long and the shadow is 32m, how tall is the flag pole? The flagpole is m tall.

Answer 1

Answer:

Height of the flag pole, h = 24 m

Explanation:

Given that,

Hypotenuse, H = 40 m

Shadow, x = 32 m

To find,

Let h is the height of flag pole. It can be calculated using the concept of Pythagoras theorem. Its expression is given by :

$h^2+x^2=H^2$

$h^2+(32)^2=(40)^2$

h = 24 m

So, the height of the flag pole is 24 meters.