There is a bridge that is 1 mile long. You have a piece of steel cable that measures 1 mile and 1 inch. You get 2 very strong people to hold each end of the cable and stand at the ends of the bridge. You, also very strong, stand at the exact middle of the bridge and hold the cable in the exact middle.

Question

There is a bridge that is 1 mile long.  You have a piece of steel cable that measures 1 mile and 1 inch.  You get 2 very strong people to hold each end of the cable and stand at the ends of the bridge.  You, also very strong, stand at the exact middle of the bridge and hold the cable in the exact middle.

How far off the ground, with your super human strength, can you pull the rope?

Scott · Answer

5280 feet in a mile 12 inches in a foot the long skinny right triangle base = half mile hypotenuse = half mile plus half inch height = √(hypot^2 - base^2) almost 15 feet