document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=467845>Question 467845</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A cable 20 feet long connects the top of a flagpole to a point on the ground that is 16 feet from the base of the pole. How tall is the flagpole?    (A).   8ft.            (B).    10ft.                          (C).   12ft.          (C).    26ft </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #321032 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=321032\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The rope,ground line and the pole form a right triangle\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Leg 1 = 16 ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hypotenuse = 20 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Leg 2 is the distance from foot of pole to the point the rope is tied = x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "20^2-16^2= x^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "400-256=x^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "144 = x^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "take the square root<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x= 12 feet </SPAN>\n" );
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