Asked by bob

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?(1 point)
Responses

25 feet
25 feet

625 feet
625 feet

35 feet
35 feet

13.2 feet

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Use the Pythagorean Theorem with the pole and shadow as the legs and the line from top to tip as the hypotenuse:
d^2 = 20^2 + 15^2 = 400 + 225 = 625, so d = √625 = 25 feet.