Question

WILL FAN AND MEDAL

Two poles, AB and ED, are fixed to the ground with the help of ropes AC and EC, as shown:

Two right triangles ABC and EDC have a common vertex C. Angle ABC and EDC are right angles. AB is labeled 11 feet, AC is labeled 13 feet, EC is labeled 10 feet, and ED is labeled 5 feet.

What is the approximate distance, in feet, between the two poles?

Answer 1

@campbell_st

Answer 2

@acxbox22

Answer 3

I want to refer you to pythagorean's theorem. When you solve and eqution, you have all of the values execept something that is not the answer. Use the two triangle to fill in the formuula, and add the answers.

Answer 4

Yeah, all you gotta do is use the Pythagorean theorem for each triangle in order to find the base, and add the two triangle bases together.

Answer 5

still don't get it

Answer 6

Pythagorean theorem is \[a^2+b^2=c^2\] with a and b being the legs and c being the hypotenuse.

Answer 7

Find b