document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=239449>Question 239449</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Flag pole is 24 feet and anchor cable is 10 feet away. How long is anchor cable? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The shape forms a right triangle. Since we know the two legs are 24 and 10 we can find the hypotenuse (the diagonal line) using the pythagorean equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a^2 + b^2 = c^2  Plug in the numbers<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24^2 + 10^2 = c^2  Gives us:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "576 + 100 = c^2    <BR>\n" );
document.write( "676 = c^2          Square root both sides turns out as:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "26 = c             There you go. The length of the anchor cable is 26 ft<BR>\n" );
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