SOLUTION: Suppose a railroad rail is 4 kilometers and it expands on a hot day by 13 centimeters in length. Approximately how many meters would the center of the rail rise above the ground

Question 1143407: Suppose a railroad rail is 4 kilometers and it expands on a hot day by 13 centimeters in length. Approximately how many meters would the center of the rail rise above the ground?
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Suppose a railroad rail is 4 kilometers and it expands on a hot day by 13 centimeters in length.
Approximately how many meters would the center of the rail rise above the ground?
:
change 4 km to 4000 meters, change 13 cm to .13 meters
this would form an isosceles triangle with a base of 4000 meters
then
= 2000.065 meters, the equal sides
the altitude (a) of the triangle = the center of the rail rise
:
Using pythag on one of the two right triangles that are formed
a^2 + 2000^2 = 2000.065^2
:
a =
a = 16 meters approximately

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SOLUTION: Suppose a railroad rail is 4 kilometers and it expands on a hot day by 13 centimeters in length. Approximately how many meters would the center of the rail rise above the​ ground

SOLUTION: Suppose a railroad rail is 4 kilometers and it expands on a hot day by 13 centimeters in length. Approximately how many meters would the center of the rail rise above the ground