Answer: [tex]41\ feet[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
You need to draw a right triangle.
Observe the right triangle attached, where "x" is the height in feet of Pooja’s statue.
You need to use the Pythagorean Theorem. This is:
[tex]a^2=b^2+c^2[/tex]
Where "a" is the hypotenuse and "b" and "c" are the legs of the right triangle.
In this case you can identify that:
[tex]a=x\\b=40\\c=9[/tex]
Therefore, you can substitute values into [tex]a^2=b^2+c^2[/tex]:
[tex]x^2=40^2+9^2[/tex]
Finally, you must solve for "x" in order to find its value.
You get that this is:
[tex]x=\sqrt{40^2+9^2}\\\\x=41[/tex]
