The figure illustrates the apparatus for a tightrope walker. Two poles are set y = 50 feet apart, but the point of attachment P for the rope is yet to be determined. (a) Express the length L of the rope as a function of the distance x from P to the ground.

The figure illustrates the apparatus for a tightrope walker Two poles are set y 50 feet apart but the point of attachment P for the rope is yet to be determined class=