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Answer:
The maximum safe rescue height is 104.6 feet above the height of the ground.
Step-by-step explanation:
Consider a triangle ABC where C is the point where the rescue ladder is standing and AB be the building and Ladder making an angle of 72° as shown.
We have to find the height of the building.
Let x be the height of building
Using Trigonometric ratio,
So, the maximum safe rescue height is 104.6 feet above the height of
the ground.
Answer:
B. x = 7, y = 4√2
Step-by-step explanation:
Drop a vertical from the upper left corner
This creates a rectangle and a 45-45-90 triangle
The bottom of the rectangle is 3
The legs of the triangle are 4
Therefor
x = 4 + 3
x = 7
For a 45-45-90 triangle
the hypotenuse = leg * √2
y = 4√2
