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To find: the length of longer leg
Answer to Problem 17PPS
The longer leg will be given by 20.8 ft.
Explanation of Solution
Given:
Calculation:
In a right angled
In the current problem, the slide makes a triangle which is a 30°-60°-90° triangle with smaller leg being equal to 12 ft.
Thus the hypotenuse will be equal to
Thus the hypotenuse is 24 ft.
The longer leg is given by
Conclusion:
The longer leg will be given by 20.8 ft.
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