The figure above represents a stand for 2 columbia. The legs are 12 feet long. And the horizontal clamp that joins them is exactly in the middle of the legs. The distance between the base of the legs is 5 feet as shown in the figure. Part A: What is the length of each clamp? Part B: Which triangle theorem would you apply to solve part "A"?

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The figure above represents a stand for 2 columbia. The legs are 12
feet long. And the horizontal clamp that joins them is exactly in the
middle of the legs. The distance between the base of the legs is 5 feet
as shown in the figure.
Part A: What is the length of each clamp?
Part B: Which triangle theorem would you apply to solve part "A"?
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Transcribed Image Text:The figure above represents a stand for 2 columbia. The legs are 12 feet long. And the horizontal clamp that joins them is exactly in the middle of the legs. The distance between the base of the legs is 5 feet as shown in the figure. Part A: What is the length of each clamp? Part B: Which triangle theorem would you apply to solve part "A"? 343 / 5000 Historial Gua 1,430 ... ENE. 20 MacBc F1
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