33.8k views
5 votes
40 POINTS someone please help me with this, can anyone help me solve this?

40 POINTS someone please help me with this, can anyone help me solve this?-example-1
User Moniquea
by
7.8k points

2 Answers

3 votes
X^2=39^2-34^2

X= √365=19.104


Solution

19.1
User Krcools
by
7.3k points
7 votes

Answer: 31.5 feet

Explanation:

Using this information, we can create a right triangle, with the hypotenuse being 39 and the height/first leg being 23.

Then, we can use the pythagorean theorem to calculate the missing leg (distance at the bottom):

a² + b² = c²

23² + b² = 39²

529 + b² = 1521

b = ≈ 31.5

User Joalcego
by
6.7k points