Question
You tie a balloon to a stake in the ground. The rope is 10 feet long. As the wind picks up, you observe
that the balloon is now 6 feet away from the stake. How far above the ground is the balloon now?
that the balloon is now 6 feet away from the stake. How far above the ground is the balloon now?
Answers
mathhelper
Not enough information.
Was the balloon tied to the top of the stake, to the bottom?
The balloon is now 6 feet away from the stake ???
horizontally? vertically?
Was the balloon tied to the top of the stake, to the bottom?
The balloon is now 6 feet away from the stake ???
horizontally? vertically?
Jae
Not sure, there wasn't any more information other than that.
oobleck
think of a 6-8-10 right triangle