document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=294409>Question 294409</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How long is a guy wire that reaches from the top of a 15-ft pole to a point on the ground 10 feet from the bottom of the pole? Find the length to the nearest tenth of a foot. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #212281 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=texttutoring><B>texttutoring(324)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=texttutoring><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=texttutoring><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=212281\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Use Pythagorean Theorem: a^2 + b^2 = c^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Draw a triangle, with the vertical 15 ft pole and the horizontal 10 ft line on the ground making up the legs of the triangle.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The hypotenuse of the triangle would be the wire.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c^2 = 15^2 + 10^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c^2 = 225 + 100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c^2 = 325<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c = 18.0 ft\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The wire is 18.0 feet long. </SPAN>\n" );
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