Question

Scott set up a volleyball net in his backyard. One of the poles, which forms a right angle with the 15) ground, is 7 feet high. To secure the pole, he attached a rope from the top of the pole to a stake 5 feet from the bottom of the pole. To the nearest tenth of a foot, find the length of the rope.

Answer 1

8.6 feets

Explanation:

From the scenario described :

The length of the rope, h is the hypotenus. From the data Given, we cannot obtain how far wthe bird will need to fly directly, we use Pythagoras rule to calculate the hypotenus of the triangle :

Hypotenus, h = sqrt(opposite² + adjacent²)

h = sqrt(7² + 5²)

h = sqrt(49 + 25)

h = sqrt(74)

h = 8.6 feet