If a tower casts a shadow 11 feet long the distance from the top of the tower to the end of the shadow is 61 feet ... How many feet tall is the tower 1

Pythagorean theorem

the shadow legnth=bottom leg

legnth from top of tower to end of shadow=hypotounuse

height of tower=vertical leg

a^2+b^2=c^2

a and b are legs

c=hypotonuse

11^2+b^2=61^2

121+b^2=3721

minus 121 both sides

b^2=3600

sqrt both sides

b=60

height of toer is 60 feet