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Question 425092: I need help on where to begin. Even if you could just provide the correct formula I could go from there.
The length (in feet) of a stabilizing guy wire from the top of a vertical tower to its securing point on the horizontal ground is 26 times the number of letters in your last name. The distance (in feet) between the base of the tower and the securing point is 10 times the number of letters in your last name. What is the height of the tower rounded to the nearest foot.
My last name has 9 letters.
I apprecaite any help given. Thank you
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The length (in feet) of a stabilizing guy wire from the top of a vertical tower to its securing point on the horizontal ground is 26 times the number of letters in your last name. The distance (in feet) between the base of the tower and the securing point is 10 times the number of letters in your last name. What is the height of the tower rounded to the nearest foot.
My last name has 9 letters.
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Hypotenuse = 26*9 = 234 ft
Base = 10*9 = 90 ft
Height+=+sqrt%28234%29%5E2+-+90%5E2
Ht+=+sqrt%2846656%29
Ht = 216 ft
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For a general solution,
Ht = 24*n where n = # of letters