document.write( "Question 230116: a tv tower is 20.5m high . wire braces attached to the tower are 8m away from the base.find the length of each wire brace. illustrate
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can't help with the illustration. But use the Pythagorean theorem to solve the algebra part.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\"20.5%5E2+%2B+8%5E2+=+c%5E2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"420.25+%2B+64+=+c%5E2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"484.25+=+c%5E2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"sqrt%28484.25%29+=+c+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"22.001+=+c\" Your answer is in meters\r
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