SOLUTION: brian is bringing his boat into a dock that is 9ft above the water level. if a 41-ft rope is attached to a dock on one side and to the boat on the other side determine the horizont

Question 1112632: brian is bringing his boat into a dock that is 9ft above the water level. if a 41-ft rope is attached to a dock on one side and to the boat on the other side determine the horizontal distance from the dock to the boat.

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Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
brian is bringing his boat into a dock that is 9ft above the water level. if a 41-ft rope is attached to a dock on one side and to the boat on the other side determine the horizontal distance from the dock to the boat.
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Sketch the picture::
You have a right triangle with height = 9 ft ; hypotenuse = 41 ft.
Find the base (b).
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b^2 + 9^2 = 41^2
b^2 = 1600
base = horizontal distance = 40 ft
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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