SOLUTION: Two vertical poles are connected by a 16 meter rope. The poles are 11 meters and 18 meters tall. To the nearest tenth of a meter, how far apart are the poles? I have a diagram that
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Question 1086465: Two vertical poles are connected by a 16 meter rope. The poles are 11 meters and 18 meters tall. To the nearest tenth of a meter, how far apart are the poles? I have a diagram that has the 16 meters on top and the 11m and 18m as sides of a right triangle.
Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, josgarithmetic:
Answer by ikleyn(52754) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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"how far apart are the poles" = = = = 14.4 m.
They ask you about the leg of a right angled triangle, in which the length of the hypotenuse and the length of one leg are known.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39613) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x, distance apart
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about 14.4 meters
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