Problema Solution
A
33
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m
tall building casts a shadow. The distance from the top of the building to the tip of the shadow is
37
m
. Find the length of the shadow. If necessary, round your answer to the nearest tenth.
Answer provided by our tutors
The building, the shadow and the distance from the top of the building to the top of the shadow make right triangle. Therefore, we will use Pythagorean Theorem when solving this problem.
Let 'x' represent the length of the shadow, x>=0.
33^2 + x^2 = 37^2
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x = 16.7 m
The shadow is 16.7 meters long to the nearest tenth.