document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=55517>Question 55517</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Here's the question in my math book that I'm having problems with. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "46. A guy wire to the top of a pole is 35 feet long. It reaches the ground 18 feet from the base of the pole. How tall is the pole? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I know that you have to use the theorem of pythagoras to figure it out, but i'm not sure which number goes where. Any explanation would be great. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #37690 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><B>checkley71(8403)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=37690\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A^2+B^2=C^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "LET A=18 FEET<BR>\n" );
document.write( "LET B=HEIGHT OF POLE<BR>\n" );
document.write( "LET C=35 FEET GUIDE WIRE (HYPOTENUSE OF A RIGHT TRIANGLE)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "18^2+B^2=35^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "144+B^2=1225<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B^2=1225-144<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B^2=1081<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B=32.88 FEET FOR THE POLE<BR>\n" );
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