SOLUTION: sophia used an 8-foot rope to secure a 6-foot tent pole as shown.
approimately how far from the base is the rope tied???
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approimately how far from the base is the rope tied???
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Question 192774: sophia used an 8-foot rope to secure a 6-foot tent pole as shown.
approimately how far from the base is the rope tied??? Answer by nerdybill(7384) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! sophia used an 8-foot rope to secure a 6-foot tent pole as shown.
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Let x = distance where rope is tied off
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Because the rope, tent and ground forms a right-triangle, we can apply Pythagorean theorem:
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8^2 = 6^2 + x^2
64 = 36 + x^2
28 = x^2
5.29 feet = x
