SOLUTION: a wire is need to support a vertical pole 14 feet high. the cable will be anchored to a stake 10 feet from the base of the pole. how much cable is needed?
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Question 421063: a wire is need to support a vertical pole 14 feet high. the cable will be anchored to a stake 10 feet from the base of the pole. how much cable is needed?
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
cable , pole and the ground form a right triangle.
cable = hypotenuse
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14^2+10^2=hyp^2
196+100=hyp^2
296=hyp^2
hyp= sqrt 296
17.2 m of cable
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