A 54-foot guy wire is attached to a utility pole to provide support for the pole. The wire forms a 60º angle with the ground. Ho
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Answer:
The length of the other leg is
Step-by-step explanation:
I will assume that the triangle is a right triangle
In a right triangle the legs are perpendicular
so
The area of a right triangle is equal to
where
a and b are the legs of the triangle
In this problem we have
substitute the values
Answer:
1. ft 2.
yards 3.
units.
Step-by-step explanation:
Pythagorean's Theorem
A and b are both side lengths, c is the hypotenuse.
7^2 + 5^2 = 74
sqrt(74) is the answer for 1.
30^2 - 5^2 = 875
Simplify the radical. sqrt(875) --> 5sqrt(35). The answer for three.
There's a rule in geometry that says a diagonal of a square is the same length as taking a side length times the square root of two. There's your answer for two.