Question

A 34 foot flag pole is casting a shadow that is 17 feet long. How far is the top of the flag pole from the the end of the shadow?

Answer 1

17*square root of 5

Explanation:

Form a triangle like the one shown below and use the pythagorean theorem:

`17^2+34^2=c^2\\289+1156=c^2\\1445 = c^2\\c = √(1445) \\c = 17√(5)`