Answer: It is about 23 feet.
Step-by-step explanation:
1. Let's call <em>x</em> the height of the mast.
2. You know that the rope is attached to a point 6 feet from the base of the mast and the rope is 24 feet long, therefore, you can draw the right triangle shown in the figure attached.
3. To calculate <em>x</em>, you must apply the Pythagorean Theorem as you can see below:
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In this item, it is unfortunate that a figure, drawing, or illustration is not given. To be able to answer this, it is assumed that these segments are collinear. Points L, M, and N are collinear, and that L lies between MN.
The length of the whole segment MN is the sum of the length of the subsegments, LN and LM. This can be mathematically expressed,
LN + LM = MN
We are given with the lengths of the smalller segments and substituting the known values,
MN = 54 + 31
MN = 85
<em>ANSWER: MN = 85</em>
1) 10/6 = H/ 4 or 5/3 = H/2 or H = 10/3 = 3.3 m
<span>2) sin P = 3/5 (given) = sin (90-Q) = cos Q = 3/5</span>
Add up all the numbers & divide by the number of numbers. That should give you the mean.
