SOLUTION: a balloon is tied to a rope the is in the ground. a breeze blows the balloon so that rope is taut while balloon is directly above a flag pole 70 ft away from where the rope is stak
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Question 317000: a balloon is tied to a rope the is in the ground. a breeze blows the balloon so that rope is taut while balloon is directly above a flag pole 70 ft away from where the rope is staked. find the altitude of the balloon if the rope is 120 ft long? Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! the rope the ground and the flag pole form a right triangle.
length of rope 120 ft
distance from the pole= 70 ft
height of balloon= sqrt(120^2 -70^2)
=sqrt(14400-4900)
=97.46 ft
