Mr. Jones is using a rope that is 8 feet long to stabilize the tree he planted in his garden. The rope is tied down with a stake that is placed 6 feet away from the base
of the tree. A right angle is created with the rope and the base of the tree. Using the
diagram below, how far up the tree did Mr. Jones tie the rope? Round your answer to
the nearest tenth.
y

step-by-step explanation:

it's is b

the correct option is 2.

step-by-step explanation:

according to the given information triangle abc is a right angle triangle with right angle at a. segment ab is 5 and segment ac is 7. point d is on segment bc and angles adb and adc are right angles.

it is given that triangles abd, cad, and cba are similar.

two triangles are similar if their corresponding sides are proportional.

in triangle cba, using pythagoras theorem

                      )

triangle abd and cba are similar,

                            (2)

triangle cad and cba are similar,

                      )

using (1), (2) and (3), we get

hence proved.

therefore option 2 is correct.

answer: options

step-by-step explanation:

i believe the answer is c.