Question

A student stand 8meters away from a tree which is a metre tall. the student look at the top of the tree on a fruit. how far away is the student from the fruit?​

Answer 1

8.06 m

Explanation:

Assuming the tree forms a right angle with the ground, the distance from the student to the tree represents the hypotenuse of a right triangle.

The hypotenuse can be found using the Pythagorean Theorem.

`a^2+b^2=c^2\\a=8m\\b=1m\\c^2=(8m)^2+(1m)^2\\c^2=65m^2\\c=\sqrt65m^2\\c=8.06m`