Question

1. The side view of Mrs. Marigold's roof on her house

is shown below.
26 ft.
h
48 ft.
Find h, the height of Mrs. Marigold's roof.

Answer 1

The height of Mrs. Marigold's roof is 10 feet.

Explanation:

Given that,

Base of the given triangle = 48 ft

Hypotenuse = 26 ft

Half of the base = 24 ft

Using Pythagoras theorem,

`h=√(26^2-24^2)\\\\h=10\ ft`

So, the height of Mrs. Marigold's roof is 10 feet.