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Vilka [71]
3 years ago
11

A 30-m tall building casts a shadow. The distance from the top of the building to the tip of the shadow is 32 m. Find the length

of the shadow. If necessary, round your answer to the nearest tenth.
Mathematics
1 answer:
zepelin [54]3 years ago
7 0

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

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