SOLUTION: Find the length of the motor on the machine shown below when a = 242. (Simplify your answer completely.) https://www.webassign.net/tgintroalgp4/8-4-089-alt.gif

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Question 1162965: Find the length of the motor on the machine shown below when
a = 242. (Simplify your answer completely.)
https://www.webassign.net/tgintroalgp4/8-4-089-alt.gif
Found 3 solutions by Alan3354, ikleyn, greenestamps:
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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a cannot be 242.

Answer by ikleyn(52943) About Me  (Show Source):
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From the greatest dimension, subtract two smaller dimensions.

Quite OBVIOUS.



Answer by greenestamps(13216) About Me  (Show Source):
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The question is nonsensical.

As one of the other tutors says, a=242 is impossible, since the length of the whole machine, 10*sqrt(50), is about 70.