A 20 feet tree casts a shadow that is 32 feet long. what is the distance from the top of the tree to the tip of the shadow? PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!

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AtVelu · Answer 1 · 2023-11-24T15:56:24+0000

a^2+b^2=c^3
20^2+32^2=c^2
400+1024=c^2
1424=c^2
square root of 1424 is the answer which is 37.7 feet squared
(i believe that is correct)