Raymond was riding a zip-cable from the top of a viewing post. The cable is 55 yards long. The viewing post is 44 yards high and forms a right angle with the ground, as shown in the picture below.

Note: Figure is not drawn to scale.

Given this information, how far is the bottom of the cable from the

Question

Raymond was riding a zip-cable from the top of a viewing post. The cable is 55 yards long. The viewing post is 44 yards high and forms a right angle with the ground, as shown in the picture below.



Note: Figure is not drawn to scale.

Given this information, how far is the bottom of the cable from the

dumbcow · Answer

Use Pythagoras thm. x^2 + 44^2 = 55^2