Flagpole to the ground using a piece of rope that is 10 feet long. He is going to tie the rope to the top of the flagpole and th
en secure the other end of the rope to the ground. The flagpole is 8 feet high. How far out on the ground does he need to secure the rope from the flagpole so that the rope is tight?
The length of the flag pole = 8 feet = opposite side
Length of the rope = 10 feet = hypotenuse
To determine how far out on the ground he need to secure the rope from the flagpole so that the rope is tight, we need to look for the adjacent. Using the equation
hyp² = opp² + adj²
10² = 8² + adj²
adj² = 100-64
adj² = 36
adj = √36
adj = 6feet
Hence the rope should be placed 6feet out of the ground
