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An 80 meter rope is suspended at its two ends from the tops of two 50 meter flagpoles. If the lowest point to which the midpoint of the rope can be pulled is 36 meters from the ground, then the distance, in meters, between the flagpoles is:

A. 6√39
B. 36√13
C. 12√39
D. 18√13
E. 12√26
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An 80 meter rope is suspended at its two ends from the tops of two 50 meter flagpoles-example-1

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Answer:

qwerty

Explanation:

User KayakDave
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36 m above the ground is 14 m below the top of the pole.
distance between poles = 2√[40²-14²]
= 12√39
User Matan H
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