document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=244357>Question 244357</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A flag pole 24 feet high is 10 feet away from the base of its anchor cable. How long is the anchor cable? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Since this forms a right triangle we can use this formula:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A^2 + B^2 = C^2  C is going to be the hypotenuse (diagonal line) or in this case the anchor cable. Now we can plug in the numbers<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24^2 + 10^2 = c^2 Do the calculations will give us:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "576 + 100 = c^2 rewritten will be <BR>\n" );
document.write( "676 = c^2  Now square root both sides will be:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "26 = C   There we go the length is 26 feet.<BR>\n" );
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