Question

Kyle is 52 inches tall. The distance from the to of his head to the tip of his shadow is 60 inches. How long is kyles shadow?

Answer 1

Hello!

This makes a triangle

The left side is 52 inches
The bottom side is 60

We know use the Pythagorean Theorem


`a^(2) + b^(2) = c^(2)`

a is a leg
b is the other leg
c is the hypotenuse

We are looking for c

Put in the values you know


`52^(2) + 60^(2) = c^(2)`

square the number


`2704+3600 = c^(2)`

Add the numbers


`6304 = c^(2)`

Take the square root of the number

The answer is 79.4

Hope this helps!