document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=180561>Question 180561</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> guy wire, how long is a guy wire reaching from the top of a 18ft pole to a point on the ground 12ft from the pole?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "what is the exact length?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #135317 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nerdybill><B>nerdybill(7384)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nerdybill><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=nerdybill><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=135317\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x = length of guy wire<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 = 18^2 + 12^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 = 196 + 144<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 = 340<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = sqrt(340)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 2sqrt(85) feet<BR>\n" );
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