SOLUTION: A 17 meter wire reaches from the top of a 14-meter telephone pole to a point on the ground. How far is the point on the ground from the foot of the telephone pole?
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Question 1124334: A 17 meter wire reaches from the top of a 14-meter telephone pole to a point on the ground. How far is the point on the ground from the foot of the telephone pole?
Answer by ikleyn(52781) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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meters.
Use your calculator.
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