SOLUTION: A guy wire if attached to a pole 3 ft. from the top. The wire is 36 feet long and it is fastened to an anchor in the ground that is 12 feet from the base of the pole. How tall is t
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Question 971015: A guy wire if attached to a pole 3 ft. from the top. The wire is 36 feet long and it is fastened to an anchor in the ground that is 12 feet from the base of the pole. How tall is the pole?
Answer by checkley77(12844) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A^2+B^2=C^2
X^2+12^2=36^2
X^2+144=1,296
X^2+144-1,296=0
X^2-1,152=0
X^2=1,152
X=SQRT 1,152
X=33.94 FT.
33.94+3=36.94 FT IS THE HEIGHT OF THE POLE.
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