SOLUTION: Pete leans two poles against a wall. The angle the poles make with the wall are the same measure. The longer pole is 10 ft long and touches the wall at 6.5 ft above the ground. The
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Question 1083842: Pete leans two poles against a wall. The angle the poles make with the wall are the same measure. The longer pole is 10 ft long and touches the wall at 6.5 ft above the ground. The shorter pole touches the wall at 5.2 ft above the ground.
How long is the shorter pole?
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Long pole 10/6.5 as short pole is x/5.2. These are similar triangles.
cross multiply
52=6.5x
x=8 feet
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