document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=972864>Question 972864</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A flagpole has a height of 30 yards. It will be supported by three cables, each of which is attached to the flagpole at a point 6 yards below the top of the pole and attached to the ground at a point that is 10 yards from the base of the pole. Find the total number of yards of cable that will be required.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The cables will be the hypotenuses of right triangles formed by:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=height=30yds-6yds=24yds<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=distance from base=10yds<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c=cable length for one support<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "One support is 26 yards so total length needed is 3(26yds)=78 yards </SPAN>\n" );
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