SOLUTION: A zip line starts on a platform that is 40 meters above the ground. The anchor for the zip line is 198 horizontal meters from the base of the platform. How long is the zip line?

Question 1170758: A zip line starts on a platform that is 40 meters above the ground. The anchor for the zip line is 198 horizontal meters from the base of the platform. How long is the zip line?
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A zip line starts on a platform that is 40 meters above the ground. The anchor for the zip line is 198 horizontal meters from the base of the platform. How long is the zip line?
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If you assume it's a straight line, then it's the hypotenuse of the right triangle.
But, zip lines are not straight lines.
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