Question

1. A 15 feet tree casts a shadow that is 8 feet long. What is the distance from the tip of the tree to the tip of its

shadow?

Answer 1

the answer is 17 feet

Explanation:

you have to use the pythagorean theorem.

`a^(2)` +
`b^(2)` =
`c^(2)`

for a is 15 and b is 8

`15^(2) + 8^(2) = 289`

289 =
`c\^(2)`

`√(289)` = 17

therefore, the distance is 17 feet.