Problema Solution
Alan is admiring a statue in Norwood Park from 16 feet away. If the distance between the top of the statue to Alan's head is 20 feet, how much taller is the statue than Alan?
Answer provided by our tutors
Let 'x' represent the difference in the height of the statue and Alan's height.
Using the Pythagorean Theorem we can write:
x^2 = 20^2 - 16^2
x^2 = 144
x = 12 ft
The statue is 12 feet taller that Alan.