Calculus: Early Transcendentals
Calculus: Early Transcendentals
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ISBN: 9781285741550
Author: James Stewart
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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The 10-ft wall shown here stands 20 ft from the building.
Find the length of the shortest straight beam that will reach
to the side of the building from the ground outside the wall.
Вeam
Building
10' wall
20'
Let x be the distance between the bottom of the wall and the point at which the beam touches the ground.
Express the length of the beam in terms of x.
L(x) =
The length of the shortest beam is
(Round to the nearest tenth as needed.)
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Transcribed Image Text:The 10-ft wall shown here stands 20 ft from the building. Find the length of the shortest straight beam that will reach to the side of the building from the ground outside the wall. Вeam Building 10' wall 20' Let x be the distance between the bottom of the wall and the point at which the beam touches the ground. Express the length of the beam in terms of x. L(x) = The length of the shortest beam is (Round to the nearest tenth as needed.)
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