document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=141758>Question 141758</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two telephone poles, 30 ft and 39 ft high, respectively, are 60 ft apart. How long is the wire from the top of one pole to the top of the other pole? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #103282 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><B>checkley77(12844)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=103282\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Here you have a right triangl with one side=60, the other side is 39-30=9.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "60^2+9^2=h^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3600+81=h^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3681=h^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h=sqrt3681<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h=60.67 feet for the length of the wire. <BR>\n" );
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