1. A length of rope is stretched between the top of a building and a stake in the ground. The head of the stake is at ground level. The rope also touches a tree that is growing halfway between the stake and the building. If the tree is 16 feet tall, how tall is the building?

32 ft
8 ft
24 ft
16 ft

Question

1. A length of rope is stretched between the top of a building and a stake in the ground. The head of the stake is at ground level. The rope also touches a tree that is growing halfway between the stake and the building. If the tree is 16 feet tall, how tall is the building?

32 ft
8 ft
24 ft
16 ft

kash_thesmartguy · Answer

It says that the tree is half way through the way and it is 16 feet. What is height of the building, now.

kash_thesmartguy · Answer

The answer is A. 16*2=32

anonymous · Answer

can you help with another?

kash_thesmartguy · Answer

Yes, sure

anonymous · Answer

3. Find the circumcenter of triangle ABC with A(1,6), B(1,4), and C(5,4).

(5,3)
(3,5)
(7,3)
(1,7)

kash_thesmartguy · Answer

Hope this helps - answer to a similar question. https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20081119224401AAiRNpS