Apedestrian sees a cat stuck in the tree that is 40.4 feet tall and calls 911. a fire truck arrives and sends a fireman up in a rescue lift to save the cat. if the rescue lift is ascending at a 45 degree angle of elevation, how far must the rescue bucket reach to save the cat? (this is trig)

it depends how long the ladder extends

Step-by-step explanation:

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step-by-step explanation:

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call the larger triangle abc

then the smaller triangle cde is similar to abc (all angles are equal, aaa).  

ab is the side that is 36, and we wish to find de, the side corresponding to ab

area_cde = area_abc - area_cde --> area_abc / area_cde = 2

let x=length of de

ratio of areas = (ratio of sides)^2

+2+=+%2836%2fx%29%5e2+

+2+=+1296%2fx%5e2+

++x%5e2+=+1296%2f2+=+648+

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