Question

A guy wire (a tensioned cable designed to add stability to a free-standing structure) is attached to a telephone pole whose height is 25 ft. If the wire is attached to the ground at a point 15 ft away from the base of the pole, what is the slope of the wire?

Answer 1

Answer:

⁵/₃

Step-by-step explanation:

If you are at the foot of the guy wire, the wire is going up.

Slope = Δy/Δx = 25/15 = ⁵/₃

If you are at the top of the pole, the wire is going down.

Slope = Δy/Δx = -25/15 = -⁵/₃