Solve the Problem

question 92

Multiple Choice

Solve the problem. If necessary, round to the nearest tenth.
-On a sunny day, a tree and its shadow form the sides of a right triangle. If the hypotenuse is 40 m long and the tree is 32 m tall, how long is the shadow?

• A) 51 m
• B) 64 m
• C) 24 m
• D) 72 m

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