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nikklg [1K]
2 years ago
7

A guy wire (a tensioned cable designed to add stability to a free-standing structure) is attached to a telephone pole whose heig

ht 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?

Mathematics
1 answer:
Gre4nikov [31]2 years ago
4 0

Answer:

⁵/₃

Step-by-step explanation:

If you are at the foot of the guy wire, the wire is going <em>up</em>.

Slope = Δy/Δx = 25/15 = ⁵/₃

If you are at the top of the pole, the wire is going <em>down</em>.

Slope = Δy/Δx = -25/15 = -⁵/₃

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