9-135. The roof on the Flat Family‘s house is one large flat...

9-135.

The roof on the Flat Family’s house is one large flat rectangle. It is parallel to the ground. The TV antenna is mounted in the center of the roof. Guy wires are attached to the antenna five feet below its highest point, and they are attached to the roof at each corner and at the midpoint of each edge. These wires support the antenna in the wind.

Each guy wire is the hypotenuse of a right triangle. Mr. Flat needs to know how long each wire needs to be to keep the antenna upright. He also needs to find the total amount of wire needed.

Build a model of the Flat Family Roof. The model will serve as a reference while your team finds the lengths of the sides of the right triangles in a three-dimensional setting.
For the roof, use a rectangular piece of cardboard. Draw the diagonals of the rectangle to locate the center.
Tape the string guy wires to the antenna (straw). Do not forget to leave a gap that represents the five feet between the strings and the top of the antenna. How many guy wires are there?
Attach the antenna to the center of the roof. Use tape, tie knots, or make slits to anchor your antenna and guy wires to the roof.
Locate as many vertical right triangles as you can on your model. How many right triangles did you find?
Identify which right triangles are the same size and which are different sizes. How many different-sized right triangles did you find? How many of each size are there?
Sketch each of the different-sized right triangles on a different color of paper. Cut out the triangle. Tape the triangle in position on your model.
9-136.

The Flat Family’s roof is 60

feet long and 32

feet wide. The TV antenna is 30

feet tall. The wires are attached five feet below the top of the antenna.

How long must each guy wire be? Show all of your steps to get your solution.
Mr. Flat needs to buy the wire at his local hardware store. He decides to buy an additional 10%
more than the amount that you calculated so that he can attach the wires on each end. How much total wire should he buy? Show all of your work so that Mr. Flat can understand it, and round your answer reasonably.
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Four of the eight guy wires measure 42.202 feet. Two of them measure 39.051 feet. And the remaining two measure 29.682 feet. Mr. Flat has to buy a wire of 337 feet in length if he wants an additional 10% for attaching.

*Follow the given instructions for the model of the Flat Family Roof. I have attached a photo for illustrations (isometric view of the roof and the possible right triangles formed) for your guide and solutions of the lengths of the guy wires.