SOLUTION: from the top of a flagpole 48 ft in height, two 60-ft ropes reach two points on the ground, each of witch is 36 ft from the pole. If the ground is level, is the pole perpendicular

Question 830135: from the top of a flagpole 48 ft in height, two 60-ft ropes reach two points on the ground, each of witch is 36 ft from the pole. If the ground is level, is the pole perpendicular to the ground?
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
from the top of a flagpole 48 ft in height, two 60-ft ropes reach two points on the ground, each of witch is 36 ft from the pole. If the ground is level, is the pole perpendicular to the ground?
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No, it's normal to the ground (assuming the ground is a plane).
Normal is the 3-space version of perpendicular.

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