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

Answer:

17*square root of 5

Step-by-step explanation:

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

$17^2+34^2=c^2\\289+1156=c^2\\1445 = c^2\\c = \sqrt{1445} \\c = 17\sqrt{5}$