SOLUTION: Ann is pulling on a 60-foot rope attached to the top of a 48-foot tree while Walter is cutting the tree at its base. How far from the base of the tree is Ann standing?
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Question 121186: Ann is pulling on a 60-foot rope attached to the top of a 48-foot tree while Walter is cutting the tree at its base. How far from the base of the tree is Ann standing? Answer by checkley71(8403) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A^2+B^2=C^2
48^2+X^2=60^2
2304+X^2=3600
X^2=3600-2304
X^2=1296
X=SQRT1296
X=36 FEET IS THE DISTANCE FROM THE BASE OF THE TREE.
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