SOLUTION: A utility pole is 6 m high. A cable is stretched from the top of the pole to a point in the ground that is 4 m from the bottom of the pole. How long is the cable?
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Question 919161: A utility pole is 6 m high. A cable is stretched from the top of the pole to a point in the ground that is 4 m from the bottom of the pole. How long is the cable?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Usng the Pythagorean Theorem
cable = = 2√13 m
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