1. The side view of Mrs. Marigold's roof on her house is shown below. 26 ft. h 48 ft. Find h, the height of Mrs. Marigold's roof.

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Uriel Bertoche · Answer 1 · 2022-12-22T14:53:16+0000

Answer:

The height of Mrs. Marigold's roof is 10 feet.

Explanation:

Given that,

Base of the given triangle = 48 ft

Hypotenuse = 26 ft

Half of the base = 24 ft

Using Pythagoras theorem,

$h=√(26^2-24^2)\\\\h=10\ ft$

So, the height of Mrs. Marigold's roof is 10 feet.