SOLUTION: Solve the problem.
One end guy wire is attached to the top of a 27-foot pole and the other end is anchored into the ground 21 feet from the base of the pole. Find the length of
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Question 245043: Solve the problem.
One end guy wire is attached to the top of a 27-foot pole and the other end is anchored into the ground 21 feet from the base of the pole. Find the length of the guy wire. Round to the nearest tenth foor.
Answer by blwinbbbles(106) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
we can assume that this is a going to make a right triangle..
that means you can use the equation:
a^2 + b^2 = c^2 (a squared plus b squared equals c squared)
so let the pole of 27 ft be the "a" side and the distance from the pole to the guy wire anchor (21 ft) can be the "b" side..so we are looking for "c"
Therefore:
27^2 + 21^2 = c^2
729 + 441 = c^2
1170 = c^2
so now we take the square root of both sides and find that
c = 34.2 feet
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