Question

A company builds a tower that is 120 feet tall. They use a guy wire that is 160 feet long. If they Place the end of the wire 90 feet from the base of the tower, can the tower, the wire and the ground form a triangle? Explain

Answer 1

Answer: Yes

Explanation:

Yes, the tower, the wire and the ground form a right triangle (a triangle with a 90 degree angle).

As we can see in the attached figure, which represents the written description: both the tower and the ground are the cathetus (commonly known as legs) of the right triangle; and the wire would be the hypotenuse.