SOLUTION: how long is a wire reaching from the top of a 20 foot pole to a point on the ground 14 feet from teh base of the pole?
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Question 199886: how long is a wire reaching from the top of a 20 foot pole to a point on the ground 14 feet from teh base of the pole? Answer by checkley77(12569) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! You have a right triangle with base=14 & hight=20
a^2+b^2=c^2
14^2+20^2=x^2
196+400=x^2
x^2=596
x=sqrt596
x=24.41 is the length of the wire.
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