Question

A triangular side of the Transamerica Pyramid Building in San Francisco, California, is 149 feet at its base. If the distance from a base corner of the building to its peak is 859 feet, how wide is the triangle halfway to the top.

A. 298 ft
B. 74.5 ft
C. 149 ft
D. 429.5 ft​

Answer 1

Answer:D. 429.5 ft​

Explanation:

Divide 859 in half and you get 429 with remainder of 5.

Answer 2

b.
`74,5 ft.`

Explanation:

The dimension of
`149 ft.`is the width, so you take half of 149 to get 74,5.

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