Rope slack

Between two streets, 20 m away, give the lamp in the middle and hang 60 cm below the taut rope. Can it be done with a 20.5 meters rope?

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Step-by-step explanation:

(x/2)2=(20/2)2+0.62 (x/2)2=100.36 x/2=10.017983829095 x=20.035967658189 m x<20.5 m 



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