Question

Find the distance between all the points listed below. If the solution is not a perfect square, round your answer to the nearest half number. For example, if the answer is square root of 27, we know the square root of 25 is 5 and the square root of 36 is 6. Therefore, the square root of 27 is between 5 and 6. For the solution, enter 5.5.

Answer 1

Answer:

17ft

Step-by-step explanation:

Length of the tree = 15ft - perpendicular (P)

Length of the shadow = 8ft - Base (B)

distance =? - Hypotenuse (H)

By Pythagoras theorem,

H²= P²+B²

H²=(15) ²+(8) ²

H²=225+64

H²=289

H=√289

H=17ft

So the distance between from the tip of the tree to the tip of its shadow is 17ft