A wooden structure has the shape of a right triangle with a base of 12 feet and a height of 8 feet. It is supported by a wire stretched from point C to the ground at point D such that the support wire is perpendicular to the top of the structure, AC.

(1) how far away from point b should point d be placed? give an exact answer in feet and inches.

(2) to the nearest tenth of a foot what is the length of the support wire?

Given: lines a and b are parallel and line c is a transversal. prove: 2 is supplementary to 8 what is the missing reason in the proof? statement reason 1. a || b, is a transv 1. given 2. ∠6 ≅ ∠2 2. ? 3. m∠6 = m∠2 3. def. of congruent 4. ∠6 is supp. to ∠8 4. def. of linear pair 5. ∠2 is supp. to ∠8 5. congruent supplements theorem corresponding angles theorem alternate interior angles theorem vertical angles theorem alternate exterior angles theorem