SOLUTION: Two vertical post stand side by side. One post is 8ft tall while the other is 17ft tall . If a 24ft wire is stretched between the tops of the posts,how far apart are the posts
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Question 1106064: Two vertical post stand side by side. One post is 8ft tall while the other is 17ft tall . If a 24ft wire is stretched between the tops of the posts,how far apart are the posts
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Two vertical post stand side by side. One post is 8ft tall while the other is 17ft tall . If a 24ft wire is stretched between the tops of the posts,how far apart are the posts
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It's a right triangle.
The hypotenuse is 24 feet
The vertical side is 17 - 8 = 9 feet.
The distance is the 3rd side.
Use Pythagoras.
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