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document.write( "This is a new question. Guy wire. How long reaching from the top of a 9 feet pole to a point on the ground 6 feet from the pole. What is its exact lenght in feet? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #237306 by nyc_function(2741)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Again, use the Pythagorean Theorem.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let g = guy wire length\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "9^2 + 6^2 = g^2\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "81 + 36 = g^2\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "117 = g^2\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "sqrt[117] = g\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Did you follow?\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "NOTE: sqrt = square root for short. \n" ); document.write( " |