A tent maker wishes to support a 8-ft tent wall by attaching cable to the top of it, and then anchoring the cable 7 feet from the base of the tent.
How long of a cable is needed?
Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a foot.
Answer with a numeric value only. That is, do not include "ft" or "feet" with your response.
Cable
Ground

10.6

Step-by-step explanation:

A simple sketch of the question would give a right angled triangle. So that we can easily apply the Pythagoras theorem to determine the length of the cable required.

Let the length of the cable required be represented by x.

= +

= +

   = 64 + 49

= 113

x =

  = 10.63

x = 10.6

The length of the cable required is 10.6 in feet.

the answer is 200

step-by-step explanation:

the way the question is worded, it seems to imply the $264 interest is simple interest, not compound interest.

the simple interest for 2 years is $264; the simple interest for 1 year is $132.

$132 interest on a $600 investment means an interest rate of (132/600)*100 = 22%.

the value of $200 at 22% interest compounded annually for three years is

200%281.22%29%5e3

the amount of interest is that value, minus the original $200.

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