A Cable Car Carries Tourists from Street Level Down into a Canyon

question 27

Short Answer

A cable car carries tourists from street level down into a canyon, as shown in the figure below. The horizontal distance d between the two cable support towers is 450 feet, and the length of the cable between the towers is 3 times the vertical descent h (see figure). Find the vertical descent h into the canyon. Round to the nearest tenth of a foot.

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