Riddle Me This
This is for all the *Mathies* out there.
A 10 foot bamboo stem breaks during a high wind, the top part of the break falls so that it's tip rests on the ground 3 feet from the base of the stem (forming a triangle). At what height on the stem did the break occur? Hint: use pythagorean theorem.
This totally has me stumped as my math skillz are minimal. I figured out that the theorem is a(squared) + b(squared) = c(squared) - but the theorem says you need to know two sides of the triangle to figure out the third and I only know one side which is the 3 feet.
Help?
***UPDATE****
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The height broke at roughly 6.745 ft.
A 10 foot bamboo stem breaks during a high wind, the top part of the break falls so that it's tip rests on the ground 3 feet from the base of the stem (forming a triangle). At what height on the stem did the break occur? Hint: use pythagorean theorem.
This totally has me stumped as my math skillz are minimal. I figured out that the theorem is a(squared) + b(squared) = c(squared) - but the theorem says you need to know two sides of the triangle to figure out the third and I only know one side which is the 3 feet.
Help?
***UPDATE****
Thank you Ben! Thank you Ben! Thank you Ben! Thank you Ben! Thank you Ben! Thank you Ben!
The height broke at roughly 6.745 ft.