Question

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?

Answer 1

Answer:21 m

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

`x^2+(28)^2 =(35)^2`

`x^2=1225-784=441 m`

`x=√(441)=21 m`