Question

One small question for FAN + MEDAL...

Answer 1

Observe a bridge, tower, or other structure either in person, online, or in a magazine.
Examine the structure and describe the types of figures that are used in its
construction. Are triangles used for stability? Explain.

Answer 2

I picked the Eiffel tower, I have the shapes of course that's the easy part.
How do the shapes help the stability though?

Answer 3

I actually think a bridge might be more useful in this case.
If we examine a cable-stayed bridge, we see that the ropes are mostly parallel and form a triangle. The base is the bridge, and the two legs of the isosceles triangle are composed of ropes that connect to a single pole. If we use a circle or rectangle or some other wacky shape, then the bridge would lose stability, as the ropes are not maximally tensioned

Answer 4

one is that the slant helps in aerodynamics so that air could cut esily with as ;least possible prss putting on the structure

Answer 5

Thanks.