SOLUTION: A right angle is formed between a telephone pole and a guid wire and the ground, the guide wire forms the hypotenuse. The height of the pole is 7ft the length of the wire is 25ft.

Question 706726: A right angle is formed between a telephone pole and a guid wire and the ground, the guide wire forms the hypotenuse. The height of the pole is 7ft the length of the wire is 25ft. Draw a diagram of the rt trianglr formed. find the distance between the pole and the wire that touches the ground
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A right angle is formed between a telephone pole and a guid wire and the ground, the guide wire forms the hypotenuse. The height of the pole is 7ft the length of the wire is 25ft. Draw a diagram of the rt trianglr formed. find the distance between the pole and the wire that touches the ground
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Let x = distance between the pole and the wire that touches the ground
then applying Pythagorean theorem:
x^2 + 7^2 = 25^2
x^2 + 49 = 625
x^2 = 576
x = 24 feet
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