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This is a new question. Guy wire. How long reaching from the top of a 9 feet pole to a point on the ground 6 feet from the pole. What is its exact lenght in feet?
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This is a new question. Guy wire. How long reaching from the top of a 9 feet pole to a point on the ground 6 feet from the pole. What is its exact lenght in feet?
Answer by nyc_function(2741) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Again, use the Pythagorean Theorem.
Let g = guy wire length
9^2 + 6^2 = g^2
81 + 36 = g^2
117 = g^2
sqrt[117] = g
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NOTE: sqrt = square root for short.
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