Question

A 25-foot flag pole casts a shadow of 40 feet. What is the approximate height from the top of the flag pole to the top of the shadow?



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Answer 1

ok u will need the pythagorean theorm for this. \[a ^{2}+b ^{2}=c ^{2}\]

so think of it like a triangle

so we have a=25 b=40 so what is c?

\[25^{2}+40^{2}=?\]