A 52-foot guy-wire is attached to a power pole to provide support. The wire is attached to the pole 36 feet above the ground and
to an anchor on the ground. How far from the base of the pole is the anchor?
2 answers:
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Answer:
Point of intersection (-11/3 , 1/3)
All distances from the vertices are
Step-by-step explanation:
The vertices of the triangle is A(-3,5) , B (1,1) and C (-7,-3)
We need to find the perpendicular bisector of the triangle first
let's take one side connecting A and B
mid point of A and B = (-1,3)
Slope of the line joining A and B = -1
slope of perpendicular to line joining A and B = 1
equation of line passing through (-1,3) with slope 1
y - 3 = 1(x-(-1))
y -3 = x+1
x-y = -4 ............(1)
similarly
mid point joining B and C = (-3,-1)
slope perpendicular to line joining B and C = -2
Equation of perpendicular bisector of line joining B and C =
y +1 = -2(x +3 )
y+1 = -2x -6
2x+y = -7 ..........(2)
On solving 1 and 2
x= -11/3 , y= 1/3
Distances
From A =
From B =
From C =