Question

A zip line starts on a platform that is 40 meters above the ground. The anchor for the zip line is 198 horizontal meters from the base of the platform. How long is the zip line? *

Answer 1

The correct answer is 202 feet.

Answer 2

Solution given:

perpendicular distance =height [p]=40m

base or horizontal distance [b]=198m

Hypotenuse or zip line [h]=?

Now

By using Pythagoras law

h²=p²+b²

h²=40²+198²

h=√40804

h=202m

So the Zip line is 202m long.