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8 March, 03:27

19. A silver statue of Pooja is leaning against a wall. The top of her head

touches the wall at 40 feet. If the base of the statue is 9 feet away from the

wall, how tall is Pooja's statue, in feet?

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  1. 8 March, 05:00
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    41 ft.

    Step-by-step explanation:

    For this problem, you are doing to use the Pythagorean theorem (a²+b²=c²), because the shape made by the statue leaning against the wall makes a triangle.

    In this instance, you know that one leg of the triangle is 40 ft. and the other is 9 ft., so you need to find out what the hypotenuse is.

    Plug in the measurements of the triangle's legs and solve.

    40²+9²=c²

    1600+81=c²

    1681=c²

    41=c
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