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15) A balloon is secured to rope that is staked to the ground. A breeze blows the balloon so that the
rope is taut while the balloon is directly above a flag pole that is 40 feet from where the rope is
staked down. Find the altitude of the balloon if the rope is 80 feet long. HINT: Use the
Pythagorean Theorem., label the drawing.
A) 2√10 ft
B) 40-√√5 ft
C) 40-√√3 ft
D) 4√ √/30 ft