Asked by Kim

Two poles are place 15 feet apart. One pole is 8 ft high and the other pole is 16 ft high. The top of each pole is attached to the base of the other by cable which run in a straight line.

-Find the slopes of the lines defined by the two ropes.
-How high above the ground is the point where the two cables cross?

Answers

Answered by Henry
Two rt. triangles are formed with the
ropes representing 7he hyp. of the
triangles.

The smaller Triangle:
m = TanA = Y/X = 8/16 = 0.50

The Larger Triangle:
m = TanA = Y/X = 16/16 = 1.00

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