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

Answer:

the answer is 17 feet

Step-by-step 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 = $c\^{2}$

$\sqrt{289}$ = 17

therefore, the distance is 17 feet.