An 80-foot rope is attached to a boat
7 feet above the water level as shown and a
boy jumps over the wake while
wakeboarding. What is the distance between
his hands and the water level?
80 ft
:[?] ft
Round to the nearest hundredth.
enter
Answer:2.81 feet
Answer
y = 4x + 4
slope: (36-16)/(8-3)=4
intercept: 16=3(4)+b -> b=4
