Steven G
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A guy wire has to run from the top of one telephone pole to the top of a 2nd pole but has to be anchored to the ground between the two poles.
The 1st pole is 10 ft high, the 2nd pole is 5 ft high and the distance between the two pole is 20 ft.
Where should the wire be anchored to the ground in order to minimize the length of the wire.
Note: I purposely posted this in the geometry forum as opposed to the calculus forum.
The 1st pole is 10 ft high, the 2nd pole is 5 ft high and the distance between the two pole is 20 ft.
Where should the wire be anchored to the ground in order to minimize the length of the wire.
Note: I purposely posted this in the geometry forum as opposed to the calculus forum.
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