A 15 feet tree casts a shadow that is 8 feet long. What is the distance from the tip of the tree to the tip of it's shadow?
Mathematics · High School · Mon Jan 18 2021
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Given :
Height of tree, perpendicular = 15 feet
Shadow, base = 8 feet
Hypotenuse = ?
Using phythogoras theorem :
H² = P² + B²
H² = 15² + 8²
H² = 225 + 64
H² = 289
H = √289
H = 17
Hence, distance from the tip of the tree to the tip of it's shadow is 17 feet.