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The picture below shows a pole and its shadow:

A pole is shown with a right triangle side. The right triangle has hypotenuse 113 cm and base 15 cm.

What is the height of the pole?

112 centimeters
100 centimeters
98 centimeters
64 centimeters

Respuesta :

The answer is 112 centimeters.

As this problem represents a right triangle, here we need to apply the Pythagorean Theorem.

  • h = √113² - 15²
  • h = √12769 - 225
  • h = √12544
  • h = 112 centimeters

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