A guy wire is needed to support a tower. The wire is attached from the top of the tower to a place on the ground 5m from the base of the tower. How long is the wire if the tower is 10m tall?

The point a is at –2 and the point b is at 7. marissa would like to divide this line segment in a 4: 3 ratio, and she would like to use the formula x = (x2 – x1) + x1. what values should she substitute into the formula? a = a + b = x1 = x2 =