Elementary Geometry For College Students, 7e
Elementary Geometry For College Students, 7e
7th Edition
ISBN: 9781337614085
Author: Alexander, Daniel C.; Koeberlein, Geralyn M.
Publisher: Cengage,
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Two posts, each 80 feet tall, are erected on opposite corners of a ground. The
posts are 160 feet apart. Support cables are placed from the top of one post to the
bottom of the opposite post and from a certain height of the opposite post to the
bottom of the other post. The point of intersection of the cables is 20 feet above the
ground. At what height of the opposite post is the cable to be placed? How are the
two cables divided at the point of intersection?

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