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A steel light potion needs some extra support for potential bad weather and High winds. The city wants to install metal support brackets on the light post. Each bracket is 6.5 ft. Long. How far from the base should each bracket be braced in the ground? Round to the nearest tenth.
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To provide extra support for the steel light post, the metal support brackets should be braced into the ground. Since the steel light post needs some extra support, it is recommended to have multiple support brackets evenly spaced around the post. Let's assume that there will be four support brackets placed around the light post, each at an equal distance from one another.
To determine the distance from the base for each bracket, we can divide the circumference of the light post by the number of brackets. The circumference of a circle is given by the formula: C = 2πr, where C is the circumference and r is the radius.
Let's consider the light post with the given radius. Assuming the radius is 'r', the circumference of the light post will be C = 2πr.
To find 'r', we need to know the diameter or the radius of the light post. Let's assume the light post has a diameter of 5 ft.
The radius, 'r', is equal to half the diameter. So, r = 5 ft / 2 = 2.5 ft.
Now that we know the radius of the light post, we can calculate the circumference using C = 2πr.
C = 2π(2.5 ft)
C ≈ 15.7 ft
Since there are four brackets, we can divide the circumference by four to get the distance between each bracket.
Distance between each bracket = 15.7 ft / 4
Distance between each bracket ≈ 3.925 ft
Therefore, each bracket should be braced into the ground approximately 3.9 ft from the base of the light post.
To determine the distance from the base for each bracket, we can divide the circumference of the light post by the number of brackets. The circumference of a circle is given by the formula: C = 2πr, where C is the circumference and r is the radius.
Let's consider the light post with the given radius. Assuming the radius is 'r', the circumference of the light post will be C = 2πr.
To find 'r', we need to know the diameter or the radius of the light post. Let's assume the light post has a diameter of 5 ft.
The radius, 'r', is equal to half the diameter. So, r = 5 ft / 2 = 2.5 ft.
Now that we know the radius of the light post, we can calculate the circumference using C = 2πr.
C = 2π(2.5 ft)
C ≈ 15.7 ft
Since there are four brackets, we can divide the circumference by four to get the distance between each bracket.
Distance between each bracket = 15.7 ft / 4
Distance between each bracket ≈ 3.925 ft
Therefore, each bracket should be braced into the ground approximately 3.9 ft from the base of the light post.