document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=628881>Question 628881</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a wire is attached to a cell phone tower at a point 210 feet above the ground. company policy requires the slope of the wire to be (7/3). Hw far from the base of the tower does the wire attach to the ground? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=distance from base of tower to where wire attaches to the ground<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Slope is always expressed as a ratio, &#8710;y/&#8710;x=change in y/change in x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We then apply this ratio to the given problem.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "210/x=7/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x=3*210<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=630/7=90<BR>\n" );
document.write( "distance from base of tower to where wire attaches to the ground=90 ft </SPAN>\n" );
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