SOLUTION: How long is a string reaching from the top of a 16- ft pole to a point 13 ft from the base of the pole?
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Question 478602: How long is a string reaching from the top of a 16- ft pole to a point 13 ft from the base of the pole?
Answer by wilft1(217) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
you use the pathagorius theorm for this
a^2+b^2=c^2
so, we have 256+169=c^2
425=c^2
c=20.61 ft
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