SOLUTION: A cable 38 ft long runs from the top of the utility pole to a point on the ground 23 ft from the base of the pole. How tall is the utility pole in feet and inches?

Question 1025345: A cable 38 ft long runs from the top of the utility pole to a point on the ground 23 ft from the base of the pole. How tall is the utility pole in feet and inches?
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A cable 38 ft long runs from the top of the utility pole to a point on the ground 23 ft from the base of the pole. How tall is the utility pole in feet and inches?
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38 is the hypotenuse of a right triangle.
Use Pythagoras.
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