SOLUTION: A vertical pole is supported by four wires. Each of them is 13 meters long and anchored 5 meters from the pole base. How far up the pole will the wires be attached???

Question 888788: A vertical pole is supported by four wires. Each of them is 13 meters long and anchored 5 meters from the pole base. How far up the pole will the wires be attached???
Answer by lwsshak3(11628) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A vertical pole is supported by four wires. Each of them is 13 meters long and anchored 5 meters from the pole base. How far up the pole will the wires be attached?
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you should recognize this can be represented by a 5-12-13 right triangle with 5 as one of the legs and 13 as the hypotenuse. So, wires will be attached 12 meters up the pole.
By the pythagorean theorem, x=√(13^2)-(5^2)=√169-25=√144=12 m
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