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Answer:
<u>Length of the shadow</u> = 20.5 cm
Step-by-step explanation:
Given the 32-meter height of a tall building, and its casted shadow of 38 meters, we can find the unknown length of the shadow by using the Pythagorean Theorem.
<h2>Definition:</h2>The <u>Pythagorean Theorem</u> states that the squared length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is equal to the sum of the squared lengths of the legs.
The algebraic representation of the Pythagorean Theorem is:
c² (hypotenuse) = a² (leg₁) + b² (leg₂)
<h2>Solution</h2>To solve for the given problem:
Let c = 38 m (distance from the top of the building to the tip of the shadow)
a = unknown length of the shadow
b = 32m (height of the building)
Since we have to solve for the value of <em>a </em>(unknown length of the shadow), we must algebraically solve for <em>a</em>:
c² = a² + b²
Subtract b² from both sides:
c² - b² = a² + b² - b²
a² = c² - b²
Substitute the given values into the formula for solving <em>a </em>:
a² = c² - b²
a² = (38)² - (32)²
a² = 1444 - 1024
a² = 1444 - 1024
Next, take the square root of both sides to solve for a:
a = 20.49 or 20.5 cm
Therefore, the length of the shadow is 20.5 cm.
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