SOLUTION: A flagpole 24 feet high is 10 feet away from the base of its anchor cable. How long is the anchor cable?
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Question 295438: A flagpole 24 feet high is 10 feet away from the base of its anchor cable. How long is the anchor cable?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A flagpole 24 feet high is 10 feet away from the base of its anchor cable. How long is the anchor cable?
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Draw the picture:
You have a right triangle with height = 24' and base = 10'.
Find the diagonal (cable).
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Use Pythagoras:
d^2 = 24^2 + 10^2
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d = sqrt(676)
d = 26' (length of the cable)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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