the length of the shadow is 30m
Explanation:
hypotenuse = 50m
height of tree = 40 m
To solve the question, we will use an illustration:
To get the length of the shadow, we will apply pythagoras' theorem:
Hypotenuse² = opposite² + adjacent²
hypotenuse = 50m, opposite = 40m
50² = 40² + shadow²
2500 = 1600 + shadow²
2500 - 1600 = shadow²
900 = shadow²
square root both sides:
[tex]\begin{gathered} \sqrt[]{900}\text{ = }\sqrt[]{shadow^2} \\ \text{shadow = 30 m} \end{gathered}[/tex]
Hence, the length of the shadow is 30m
