You are lying 120ft away from a tree that is 50feet tall .you look up at the top of the tree . approximately how far is ur head from the top of the tree. In straight line
leg 1 would be 120 ft, leg 2 would be 50 ft. use the formula a^2+b^2=c^2, a&b are legs, c is hypotenuse. sqt 16900= 130. (the issue with the question is the height of the person, but I think the question wants the hypotenuse.
If you picture this scenario in your mind, you can see that yourself and the tree form a right triangle. Therefore, you can use Pythagoras' Theorem to find the distance between your head and the top of the tree. a² + b² = c² 50² + 120² = c² 2500 + 14400 = 16900 √16900 = 130 So your answer is 130ft. I hope this helps!
