Solve the Problem

question 161

Multiple Choice

Solve the problem. If necessary, round to the nearest tenth.
-On a sunny day, a building and its shadow form the sides of a right triangle. If the hypotenuse is 33 m long and the shadow is 23 m, how tall is the building?

• A) 40.2 m
• B) 23.7 m
• C) 10.0 m
• D) 22.3 m

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