A vertical pole is supported by two ropes staked to the ground on opposite sides of the pole. One rope is 8 meters long, and the other is 7 meters. The distance between the stakes is 6 meters, and the height of the pole is meters.

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anonymous · Answer

can i help

danjs · Answer

is this what you have in mind?
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decarr432 · Answer

Yeah pretty much but I don't know how to solve it.

danjs · Answer

Maybe try this, split the bottom into two pieces, X and 6-x,   then i just used the pythagorean theorem for each right triangle, have 2 equations, and 2 unknowns, can solve for X and h
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