document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=287277>Question 287277</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How long is a guy wire if it reaches from the top of a 15 foot pole to a point on the ground 10 feet from the pole?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Could you please explain how to solve this problem?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thank you.<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 #208229 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Stitch><B>Stitch(470)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Stitch><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=208229\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This problem can be solved using the Pythagorean theorem.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The Pythagorean theorem states that in any right triagle, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A%5E2+%2B+B%5E2+=+C%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A%5E2+%2B+B%5E2+=+C%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Where C is the hypotenuse (or the diagonal)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The guy wire is forming a right triangle with the pole and the ground.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A and B represent the sides of the triangle but it does not matter which one so We will set A = 15ft (the given height)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and B = 10ft (Given distance from pole)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Using: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A%5E2+%2B+B%5E2+=+C%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A%5E2+%2B+B%5E2+=+C%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=15%5E2+%2B+10%5E2+=+C%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"15%5E2+%2B+10%5E2+=+C%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=225+%2B+100+=+C%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"225+%2B+100+=+C%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=325+=+C%5E2+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"325+=+C%5E2+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Take the square root of both sides<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The guy wire is a little over 18ft long\r<BR>\n" );
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