SOLUTION: A 52-foot guy-wire is attached to a power pole to provide support. The wire is attached to the pole 36 feet above the ground and to an anchor on the ground. How far from the base o

Question 1086930: A 52-foot guy-wire is attached to a power pole to provide support. The wire is attached to the pole 36 feet above the ground and to an anchor on the ground. How far from the base of the pole is the anchor?
Suppose a triangle has side lengths 6, 7, and 10. Which of the following best describes this triangle?
Select one:
a. right
b. acute
c. a triangle cannot be formed
d. obtuse

Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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|36
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The hypotenuse is the guy-wire
x^2+36^2=52^2
x^2+1296=2704
x^2=1408
x=37.52 feet
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6,7,10
Not right
It can form a triangle
square of any two is greater than third squared would be acute:
36+49 not greater than 100, so this is obtuse.
d.
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