19. A silver statue of Pooja is leaning against a wall. The top of her head

touches the wall at 40 feet. If the base of the statue is 9 feet away from the

wall, how tall is Pooja's statue, in feet?

41 ft.

Step-by-step explanation:

For this problem, you are doing to use the Pythagorean theorem (a²+b²=c²), because the shape made by the statue leaning against the wall makes a triangle.

In this instance, you know that one leg of the triangle is 40 ft. and the other is 9 ft., so you need to find out what the hypotenuse is.

Plug in the measurements of the triangle's legs and solve.

40²+9²=c²

1600+81=c²

1681=c²

41=c