document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=143631>Question 143631</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How long is a guy wire reaching from the top of a 18ft pole to a point on the ground 12 ft from the pole.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What is the exact length in feet, using radicals as needed?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What is the length approximated to three decimal places? Feet, round to the nearest thousandths. Thank you so much! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #104556 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=104556\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> HERE WE HAVE A RIGHT TRIANGLE WITH SIDES OF 18 & 12 FEET.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "USING THE EQUATION A^2+B^2=C^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "WE HAVE:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "18^2+12^2=C^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "324+144=C^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "468=C^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C=SQRT468<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C=21.6333 OR 21.633 FEET FOR THE LENGTH OF THE GUY WIRE. </SPAN>\n" );
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