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  • 03-09-2019
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A flag pole and its shadow form the sides of a right triangle. If the hypotenuse is 35m long and the shadow is 28m, how tall is the flag pole?

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  • 05-09-2019

Answer:21 m

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

A flag pole and its shadow form the sides of a right triangle

Hypotenuse=35 m

Shadow length=28 m

As the Triangle is right angle therefore we can apply Pythagoras theorem.

Let pole length be x

[tex]x^2+(28)^2 =(35)^2[/tex]

[tex]x^2=1225-784=441 m[/tex]

[tex]x=\sqrt{441}=21 m[/tex]

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