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Over [174]
2 years ago
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Use the Pythagorean Theorem to solve the given problem. Hint: Draw a picture or diagram.

Mathematics
1 answer:
Pepsi [2]2 years ago
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Answer:

Solution 2. A right triangle is formed with the bottom of the flagpole, the snapped part, and the ground. One leg is of length $1 ...

Missing: picture ‎way ‎barely

Step-by-step explanation:

A flagpole is originally $5$ meters tall. A hurricane snaps the flagpole at a point $x$ meters above the ground so that the upper part, still attached to the stump, touches the ground $1$ meter away from the base. What is $x$?

$\text{(A) } 2.0 \qquad \text{(B) } 2.1 \qquad \text{(C) } 2.2 \qquad \text{(D) } 2.4 \qquad \text{(E) } 2.5$

Solution 1

The broken flagpole forms a right triangle with legs $1$ and $x$, and hypotenuse $5-x$. The Pythagorean theorem now states that $1^2 + x^2 = (5-x)^2$, hence $10x = 24$, and $x=\boxed{2.4}$.

(Note that the resulting triangle is the well-known $5-12-13$ right triangle, scaled by $1/5$.)

Solution 2

A right triangle is formed with the bottom of the flagpole, the snapped part, and the g

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