SOLUTION: A supporting wire is to be attached to the top of a 39-foot antenna. If the wire must be anchored 39 feet from the base of the antenna, what length of wire is required?
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Question 475720: A supporting wire is to be attached to the top of a 39-foot antenna. If the wire must be anchored 39 feet from the base of the antenna, what length of wire is required?
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
using Pythagoras theorem
one leg = 39
other leg = 39
so the length of wire = hypotenuse
39^2+39^2=3042 ft
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