Concept explainers
To calculate: The height of the rock climbing wall.
Answer to Problem 4CYP
The height of the wall is
Explanation of Solution
From the given question;
The diagram drawn is:
Where,
AB is the height of the wall.
Point E is the position of eye which is 5 feet above the ground and 11 feet far from the wall.
That is,
EG = 5 feet = BF
BG = 11 feet
Draw
Now,
In
Thus,
Hence,
The height of the wall is
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