Question

a flag pole that is 10 m talk casts a shadow that is 6 m long. what is the distance from the top of the pole to the end of the shadow

Answer 1

11.7

Explanation:

Answer 2

11.66 meters

Explanation:

First draw a diagram. See attachment.

We notice that if we draw everything out, we get a right triangle.

The flag pole and its shadow are the two legs, with lengths 10 and 6 meters. We want to find the distance from the top of the pole to the end of the shadow, so we need to use the Pythagorean Theorem, which states that for a right triangle with legs a and b and hypotenuse c:

a² + b² = c²

Here, a = 10 and b = 6, and we want to find c:

a² + b² = c²

10² + 6² = c²

100 + 36 = c²

136 = c²

c = √136 = 2√34 ≈ 11.66 meters

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