document.write( "Question 1004544: A newly planted tree needs to b stacked witg three wires.each wire is attached to the trunk 3ft abouve the ground and anchored to the ground 4ft fromthe base of the three.how muvh wire is needed foe 6 threes? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #620998 by Cromlix(4381)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! The wire , the distance away from the \n" ); document.write( "trunk and the trunk will form a right \n" ); document.write( "angled triangle \n" ); document.write( "The wire = hypotenuse \n" ); document.write( "The trunk = height \n" ); document.write( "The distance on the ground \n" ); document.write( "to the peg from the trunk \n" ); document.write( "= base \n" ); document.write( "By Pythagoras theorem \n" ); document.write( "(Trunk height)^2 + \n" ); document.write( "Ground distance)^2 \n" ); document.write( "= (length of wire)^2 \n" ); document.write( "(3)^2 + (4)^2 = (length of wire)^2 \n" ); document.write( "9 + 16 = (length of wire)^2 \n" ); document.write( "length of wire = square root of 25 \n" ); document.write( "Length of wire = 5ft \n" ); document.write( "6 trees will require 6 x 5ft = 30 ft. \n" ); document.write( "Hope this helps :-) \n" ); document.write( " |