The approximate height of the monument is 202 ft
Here, we want to get the approximate height of the monument
Mathematically, what we have is a right triangle with the height of the monument as its height
So, we have to use Pythagoras' theorem to get this height since we have the other two sides
According to the theorem, the square of the hypotenuse (top of monument to stake) is equal to the sum of the squares of the two other sides
Let us call the height of the monumnet h
Thus, we have it that;
[tex]\begin{gathered} 100^2+h^2=225^2 \\ h^2=225^2-100^2 \\ h^2\text{ = 40,625} \\ h\text{ = }\sqrt[]{40,625} \\ h\text{ = 201.55 ft} \end{gathered}[/tex]
