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mash [69]
3 years ago
15

A rope from the top of a mast on a sailboat is attached to a point 6 feet from the base of the mast. If the rope is 24 feet long

, about how high is the mast?

Mathematics
1 answer:
Zanzabum3 years ago
3 0

Answer: It is about 23 feet.


Step-by-step explanation:

1. Let's call <em>x</em> the height of the mast.

2. You know that the rope is attached to a point 6 feet from the base of the mast and the rope is 24 feet long, therefore, you can draw the right triangle shown in the figure attached.

3. To calculate <em>x</em>, you must apply the Pythagorean Theorem as you can see below:

x=\sqrt{(24ft)^{2}-(6ft)^{2}}\\x=\sqrt{540ft^{2}}

x≈ 23ft

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