SOLUTION: The telephone wire pole of 25ft which has a support wire of 24ft that runs from top ti the groind find the distance of pole from wire at ground

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Question 1071253: The telephone wire pole of 25ft which has a support wire of 24ft that runs from top ti the groind find the distance of pole from wire at ground
Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
This looks impossible. The pole, which I assume is
vertical, has a wire from the top going to the ground
which is shorter than the pole itself by 1 foot.
Are you sure this is exact wording of problem?
They might be tricking you on this one.

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