Question

A  pole  is  8  feet  long.    Its  shadow  is  6  feet     long.    If  you  draw  a  line  from  the  tip  of  the   pole  to  the  tip  of  the  shadow,  how  long  will   the  line  be?

Answer 1

This is a direct application of Pythagoras

length of line ---- h
solve for h

h^ = 6^2 + 8^2