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You are hired by a state park and recreation department to determine whether it would be more economical to construct a walking bridge across a gorge or a walking path around it. The path involves walking 1170 feet, taking a 90° left turn, and walking another 520 feet. The path costs $6 per foot, and the bridge costs $11 per foot. The bridge is the preferred option when it is within $1500 of the path’s cost. Which option should you recommend? Explain. Be sure to use numbers in your explanation to support your decision.

Answer 1

The hypotenuse of the right triangle which is the bridge is not the preferred option because it cost is above $1500.

What is a right angle triangle?

A right angle triangle has one of its angles as 90 degrees. The sides can be found using pythagoras theorem.

Therefore, the hypotenuse side is the bridge length.

c² = a² + b²

where

• c = hypotenuse
• a and b are the other legs

Hence,

c² = 1170² + 520²

c² = 1368900 + 270400

c = √1639300

c = 1280.35151423

The bridge is the prefered option when the cost is within $1500. Therefore,

cost of the bridge = 11 × 1280.35151423 = $14083.87

Therefore, the bridge is not the prefered option

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