+45 A monument in the shape of a right triangle sits on a rectangular pedestal that is 5 meters high by 11 meters long. The longest side of the triangular monument measures 61 meters, and its base is the same length as the pedestal.
How high off the ground is the top of the monument?
+37146 You have a right triangle with hypotenuse = 61 m (given)
One leg is 11 m (given)
Find the OTHER leg and add the pedestal heiht of 5m to it to find the highest point
a^2 + b^2 = c^2
a^2 + 11^2 = 61^2
a^2 = 61^2 - 11^2
a^2 = 3600
a =60
60 +5 = 65 m is how high the monument is at the top.
