Question
A man,1.5m tall,observes a bird at the tip of a tree,4.5m high.if the bird is 8m away from the man,calculate the distance between the feet of the man and the base of the tree.
Answers
oobleck
since the bird is 3m higher than the man, if the desired distance is x, then
x^2 + 3^2 = 8^2
x^2 + 3^2 = 8^2