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re: Brain teaser question/problem (fixed)

Posted on 8/12/20 at 11:33 am to
Posted by Box Geauxrilla
Member since Jun 2013
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Posted on 8/12/20 at 11:33 am to
How can an 80m cable be hanging 10m from the ground and 40m from each side?

50m - 10m = 40m x 2 = 80m. The answer has to be zero and this is not drawn to scale.
Posted by LSUBoo
Knoxville, TN
Member since Mar 2006
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Posted on 8/12/20 at 11:39 am to
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How can an 80m cable be hanging 10m from the ground and 40m from each side?

50m - 10m = 40m x 2 = 80m. The answer has to be zero and this is not drawn to scale.


This is correct. I missed the 80m cable on my initial answer and took it as a scaled parabola.
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