1.37 Two people fishing from row- boats on a lake are 100 m apart and have hooked their lines into the same sunken log. The first has 85 m of line out, and the second has 68 m of line out. Assuming that the lines both lie in the same vertical plane, meet at a point (on the log), and are taut, how deep is the sunken log?

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1.37 Two people fishing from row-
boats on a lake are 100 m apart and
have hooked their lines into the same
sunken log. The first has 85 m of line
out, and the second has 68 m of line
out. Assuming that the lines both lie
in the same vertical plane, meet at a
point (on the log), and are taut, how
deep is the sunken log?
100 m
85 m
65 m
-Log
Transcribed Image Text:1.37 Two people fishing from row- boats on a lake are 100 m apart and have hooked their lines into the same sunken log. The first has 85 m of line out, and the second has 68 m of line out. Assuming that the lines both lie in the same vertical plane, meet at a point (on the log), and are taut, how deep is the sunken log? 100 m 85 m 65 m -Log
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