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Two wires support a young tree. The wires reach the tree 2 feet above the ground and are each 3.5 feet from the base of the tree. How many feet of wire were used to support the tree on two sides?

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He used 8.06 feet of wire to support the tree on both sides.

The situation forms two right angle triangle .

Right angle triangle:

  • it has one side angle as 90 degrees.
  • The sides are found using Pythagoras theorem.

The two wires support the young tree on both sides.

Therefore,

The height of the tree is the opposite side of the triangles formed.

The hypotenuse of the triangles are the length of the wire used on both sides.

Therefore, using Pythagoras,

c² =a² + b²

where

c = hypotenuse

a and b are the other two legs.

Therefore,

c² = 3.5² + 2²

c = √12.25 + 4

c = √16.25

c = 4.03112887415

The wires are 2 on both sides. Therefore, he requires 2(4.03112887415 ) = 8.06 feet of wire to support the tree on both sides.

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