document.write( "Question 491774: one end of a guy wire is attached to an antenna at forty feet from the ground, and the other end is attached to an anchor 14 feet 6 inches from the tower. how long is the guy wire? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #334899 by cleomenius(959)\"\" \"About 
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a^2 + b^2 = c^2
\n" ); document.write( "40^2 + 14.5^2 c^2.
\n" ); document.write( "1600 + 210.25 = 1810.25
\n" ); document.write( "c^2 = \"sqrt%281810.25%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "c = approx 42.5 feet.
\n" ); document.write( "Cleomenius.
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