28-02-2015
Mathematics

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the sailboat named sand bug has a tall mast. the back stay (the heavy steel cable that attaches the top of the mast to the back orstern, of the sailboat) is made of 130 feetof cable. the base of the mast is located 50 feet from the stern of the boat. How tall is the mast?

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guzzygirl106 guzzygirl106

28-02-2015

You would use the Pythagorean Theorem a²+b²=c² and re-arrange to get a²=c²-b² then you would put the numbers in and get a²=130²-50² so a²=14400 and if you square root that you get 120. So the height of the mast is 120 feet.

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