SOLUTION: Two poles, A and B, are 12 meters apart. Pole A is 5 meters high. A rope 20 meters long is tied to the top of pole A and stretches to the top of pole B. What is the height of pole
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Question 888749: Two poles, A and B, are 12 meters apart. Pole A is 5 meters high. A rope 20 meters long is tied to the top of pole A and stretches to the top of pole B. What is the height of pole B? Assume that pole B is taller than pole A.
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
hypotenuse 20 one leg 12
4 times multiple of the 3*4(12) ,4*4 (16) ,5*4 (20) right triangle
so pole B is 16 + 5=21 meters tall
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