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?
1 answer:
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:
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Step-by-step explanation:
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The radius of the disc is 35 millimeters, so the area of it is:
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Then, we find out the area of the circular hold cut out of the bigger one, its radius is a haft of the radius of the bigger circle = 35/2 = 17.5
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