Question

the diagram below is a picture of a broken post. determine the height of the post before it was broken.

Answer 1

step 1

Find the hypotenuse of the right triangle

Applying Pythagorean Theorem

c^2=7^2+24^2

c^2=625

c=25 ft

therefore

the height is equal to

h=25+24=49 ft

answer is 49 ft