document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=995426>Question 995426</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two poles, A and B, are 12 meters apart. Pole A is 5 meters high. A rope 20 meters long is tied to the top of pole A and stretches to the top of pole B. What is the height of pole B? Assume that pole B is taller than pole A. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Two poles, A and B, are 12 meters apart. Pole A is 5 meters high. A rope 20 meters long is tied to the top of pole A and stretches to the top of pole B. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is the height of pole B? Assume that pole B is taller than pole A.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Height(B) = Height(A) + x, where\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%2820%5E2+-+12%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%2820%5E2+-+12%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28400+-+144%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28400+-+144%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28256%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28256%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 16.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Height(B) = 16 + 5 = 21 meters.\r<BR>\n" );
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