Question

HELP!!
The figure illustrates the apparatus for a tightrope walker. Two poles are set y = 40 feet apart, but the point of attachment P for the rope is yet to be determined.
a) Use an equation to express the length L of the rope in terms of the distance x from P to the ground.
b) If the total walk is to be 60 feet, determine the distance from P to the ground. (Round your answer to one decimal place.) picture added as attachment

Answer 1

use the pythagorean theorem

Answer 2

part b) 40^2+60^2=y^2
y=72.1

Answer 3

Not quite.
60 is the hypotenuse.

Answer 4

and y=40.

Answer 5

oops wrote it down wrong

Answer 6

Also, make sure not to forget that little 2' rise over there on the right.

Answer 7

wat do i do with the 2' rise?

Answer 8

You'll have to add it to the vertical distance you solve for to get the complete 'x' since x is measured from ground level.

Answer 9

ok

Answer 10

x=46.7?