Its a math word problem. Details of the problem is below:

Question

A tower is 120 meters tall. A cable is attached from the top of the tower to a point on the ground that is 50 meters from the base of the tower. How long is the cable? (Drawing a picture might help.) Be sure to explain your work and show details

Answer 1

Hi Darnecia, this is a problem that uses the Pythagorean Theorem because you have a right triangle and you know two of the three sides.

Pythagorean Theorem:

a² + b² = c²

Here a is equal to 120 meters and b is equal 50 meters.

Solution:

120² + 50² = c²

c = square root of (120² + 50²)

c = 130 meters

The length of the cable is 130 meters in length.

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