SOLUTION: a 30 foot telephone pole is perpendicular to the ground. A support wire that is 40 feet long connects the top of the pole to a point on the ground.
To the nearest foot, how far
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Question 1024163: a 30 foot telephone pole is perpendicular to the ground. A support wire that is 40 feet long connects the top of the pole to a point on the ground.
To the nearest foot, how far is the base of the telephone pole from the spot where the wire meets the ground??
Answer by addingup(3677) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
√(40^2-30^2)= √(1600-900)= √700 = 26.46 is the distance from the spot where the wire meets the ground to the pole
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