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A 20-foot-tall flag pole casts a shadow that is 15 feet long. Which of the following correctly uses the Pythagorean Theorem to solve for the distance from the top of the flag pole to the tip of its shadow?
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25 feet
625 feet
13.2 feet
35 feet
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Use the Pythagorean Theorem with legs 20 and 15: hypotenuse = sqrt(20^2 + 15^2) = sqrt(400 + 225) = sqrt(625) = 25 feet.
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