Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter 9 - Test - Page 1037: 9

Answer

$32\ ft$

Work Step by Step

Step 1. We are given $a=\frac{80}{2}=40, b=24 $; thus $c=\sqrt {a^2-b^2}=\sqrt {40^2-24^2}=32\ ft$ Step 2. The distance between a person to the center is $c=32\ ft$
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