document.write( "Question 541158: I need help solving this problem I have been working on it for awhile and I am stuck. A wire is 78ft long. It is attached to the top of a 75 foot cell phone tower. How far is it from the base of the pole to the point where the wire is attached to the ground? I know that the equation to solve the problem is 75^2+x^2=78^2, but I dont know tho proceed from here. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thank you so much \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #354083 by friesr(113)\"\" \"About 
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"75%5E2+%2B+x%5E2+=+78%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2+=+459\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"sqrt+%28x%5E2%29+=+sqrt+%28459%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+3sqrt%2851%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "or approx 21.4 ft
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