Problema Solution
A steeplejack can see 49km to the horizon from the top of a building. These numbers are related by the equation V= 3.5 square root h where V is the distance in kilometers from the steeplejacks eyes to the horizon and h is the height in meters of the steeplejack's eyes. What is the altitude (to the nearest m) of the steeplejack's eyes?
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SO 49 = 3.5 sqrt (h)
or 49/3.5 = sqrt(h)
or sqrt(h) = 14
or h= 196
So the height is 196