document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=141754>Question 141754</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A wire stretches from the top of a pole 22 ft high to a stake in the ground which is 10 ft from the foot of the pole. Find the length of the wire. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #103300 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jojo14344><B>jojo14344(1513)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jojo14344><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=103300\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> We use pythagorean theorem , c^2 = a^2 + b^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Applicable only for right triangle where the pole obviously is the vertical line (b)= 22ft, and the distance from the stake to the pole which is the horizontal line (a)= 10ft. And finally, the diagonal line (c) will be the length of wire. So substituting we have,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c^2 = (22)^2 + (10)^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c^2 = 484 + 100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c = sq rt 584<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c= 24.20 ft<BR>\n" );
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