Answer
Height of the basket from ground level = 20 ft
Work Step by Step
From Pythagoras theorem
Height of the basket from ground level $ h^{2}= 29^{2}-21^{2} $
$ h^{2}= 841-441$
$ h^{2}= 400$
h= 20 ft
Elementary Geometry for College Students (6th Edition)
by Alexander, Daniel C.; Koeberlein, Geralyn M.
Published by
Brooks Cole
ISBN 10:
9781285195698
ISBN 13:
978-1-28519-569-8
Chapter 5 - Section 5.4 - The Pythagorean Theorem - Exercises - Page 241: 18
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