Elementary Technical Mathematics

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1285199197
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-919-1

Chapter 13 - Test - Page 471: 13

Answer

Guy wire length $=52.2\; ft$.

Work Step by Step

Draw a line diagram as shown in the image file. Use the Pythagoras theorem. Guy wire length $=\sqrt{(50.0\; ft)^2+(15.0\; ft)^2}$. Simplify. Guy wire length $=\sqrt{2500\; ft^2+225\; ft^2}$. Add. Guy wire length $=\sqrt{2725\; ft^2}$. Take square root. Guy wire length $=52.2\; ft$.
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