Fahim is 6 feet tall. At noon, he stands with the sun behind him casting a shadow. The distance from the top of Fahim’s head to the furthest tip of the shadow is 13 feet. A right triangle with side length 6 feet, s, and hypotenuse 13 feet.
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What is the length of Fahim’s shadow? Round to the nearest tenth of a foot.
7.0 feet
8.5 feet
11.5 feet
14.3 feet

11.5 feet

Step-by-step explanation:

We should note that for a right angles triangle, the square of the hypothenuse equals to the square of the opposite side and its adjacent. This can be expressed as:

Let the length of Fahims shadow be x

hypotenuse² = opposite² + adjacent ²

13² = 6² + x²

169 = 36 + x²

x² = 169 - 36

x² = 133

x =✓133

x = 11.53

= 11.5 feet to nearest tenth

C 11.5

Step-by-step explanation:

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let's cover over the formula of the vertex:

y = a(x – h)^2 + k

in this formula, (h,k) are the vertex, always remember that the positive or negative value of the vertex is based on the sign it has.

for example, if the vertex is -3,-6 then both the x and y value would have the positive sign attached to it and if it were a positive x and y value, then a negative sign would be attached to it.

with that being said, for our problem the x value is a positive one so we are looking for a number with a negative sign next to it, in this case the first and second choice.

however, for the first answer choice it isn't quite part of the formula so we know that the answer choice correctly displays the x value.

to confirm, we can see if the -1 fits correctly with the second answer choice, and as mentioned above a negative number will have a positive sign attached to it. so, for our problem we can see that -1 has been changed to +1, so we can confirm that the second answer choice is correct.

hence, our final answer is y=(x - 1)^2 + 1

i believe the answers 600m