document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=706726>Question 706726</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A right angle is formed between a telephone pole and a guid wire and the ground, the guide wire forms the hypotenuse. The height of the pole is 7ft the length of the wire is 25ft. Draw a diagram of the rt trianglr formed. find the distance between the pole and the wire that touches the ground </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = distance between the pole and the wire that touches the ground<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then applying Pythagorean theorem:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 + 7^2 = 25^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 + 49 = 625<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 = 576<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 24 feet </SPAN>\n" );
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