Homework Help: Calculus

Posted by Kokos on Sunday, November 6, 2011 at 3:26pm.

Two posts, one 12 feet high and the other 28 feet high, stand 30 feet apart. They are to be stayed by two wires, attached to single stake, running from ground level to the top of each post. Where should the stake be placed to use the least wire?

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