Solve
-A Balloon Is Secured to Rope That Is Staked $10 \sqrt { 41 } \mathrm { ft }$

question 333

Multiple Choice

Solve.
-A balloon is secured to rope that is staked to the ground. A breeze blows the balloon so that the rope is taut while the balloon is directly above a flag pole that is 40 feet from where the rope is staked down. Find the altitude of the balloon if the rope is 50 feet long.

• A) \(10 \sqrt { 41 } \mathrm { ft }\)
• B) \(3 \sqrt { 10 } \mathrm { ft }\)
• C) \(\sqrt { 10 } \mathrm { ft }\)
• D) \(30 \mathrm { ft }\)

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