SOLUTION: A rural homeowner had his TV antena held in place by three guy wires. a) if the stakes are on the level ground and the distances from the stakes to the base of the antena are the

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Question 359104: A rural homeowner had his TV antena held in place by three guy wires.
a) if the stakes are on the level ground and the distances from the stakes to the base of the antena are the same, what is true about the lenghts of the wires? why?
b) if the stakes are not on level gruond yet are the same distance from the base to the antena, explain wheather you can make the same conclusion regarding the lenght of the wire.

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