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You Are Holding One of the Tethers Attached to the Top

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You are holding one of the tethers attached to the top of a giant character balloon in a parade.Before the start of the parade the balloon is upright and the bottom is floating approximately 20 feet above ground level.You are standing approximately a = 130 feet ahead of the balloon (see figure) .  You are holding one of the tethers attached to the top of a giant character balloon in a parade.Before the start of the parade the balloon is upright and the bottom is floating approximately 20 feet above ground level.You are standing approximately a = 130 feet ahead of the balloon (see figure) .       Find the length l of the tether you are holding in terms of h, the height h of the balloon from top to bottom.   A)   \sqrt { h ^ { 2 } + 34 h + 17,189 }  B)   \sqrt { h ^ { 2 } + 17 h + 17,189 }    C)   \sqrt { h ^ { 2 } + 20 h + 689 }  D)   \sqrt { h ^ { 2 } + 40 h + 689 }    E)   \sqrt { h ^ { 2 } + 34 h + 289 }
Find the length l of the tether you are holding in terms of h, the height h of the balloon from top to bottom.


A) h2+34h+17,189\sqrt { h ^ { 2 } + 34 h + 17,189 }
B) h2+17h+17,189\sqrt { h ^ { 2 } + 17 h + 17,189 }
C) h2+20h+689\sqrt { h ^ { 2 } + 20 h + 689 }
D) h2+40h+689\sqrt { h ^ { 2 } + 40 h + 689 }
E) h2+34h+289\sqrt { h ^ { 2 } + 34 h + 289 }

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