document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=246740>Question 246740</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how long is a guy wire reaching from the top of a 50 foot pole to a point on the ground 120 feet from the base  of the pole. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I got b=109 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #180174 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><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=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=180174\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Try again it is not 109<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We are solving for c not b.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is a case for the Pythagorean theorem.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a^2+b^2=c^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "we have a (50) and b (120) and want to know c the hypotenuse<BR>\n" );
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