Solve the Problem. -On a Sunny Day, a Building and Its Shadow Form

question 64

Multiple Choice

Solve the problem.
-On a sunny day, a building and its shadow form the sides of a right triangle. If the hypotenuse is 36 m long and the shadow is 23 m, how tall is the building? (Round to the nearest tenth.)

• A) 27.7 m
• B) 22.2 m
• C) 13.0 m
• D) 42.7 m

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