document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=87089>Question 87089</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me with this word problem:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A guy wire of length 50 feet is attached to the ground and to the top of an antenna. The height of the antenna is 10 feet larger than the distance from the base of the antenna to the point where the guy wire is attached to the ground. What is the height of the antenna? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #63057 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Flake><B>Flake(45)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Flake><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=63057\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> ---Step#1:  Draw the problem out to visualize.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You should draw a right-triangle. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The slant of the triangle is the guy-wire = 50ft.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The base of the antenna to the guy-wire on the ground is say \"x\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The height of the antenna is 10 feet larger than the distance from the base of the antenna to the point where the guy wire is attached to the ground = (x+10)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "---Step#2:  Solving <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Rewrite <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5E2+%2B+b%5E2+=+c%5E2+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5E2+%2B+b%5E2+=+c%5E2+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >; where<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = (a+10)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c = 50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "becomes <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2+%2B+%28x%2B10%29%5E2+=+50%5E2+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2+%2B+%28x%2B10%29%5E2+=+50%5E2+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "becomes <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2+%2B+x%5E2%2B20x%2B100+=+2500+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2+%2B+x%5E2%2B20x%2B100+=+2500+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "becomes <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x%5E2%2B20x-2400+=+0+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x%5E2%2B20x-2400+=+0+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "becomes <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2%2B10x-1200+=+0+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2%2B10x-1200+=+0+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "solve with <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2-4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29%2F%282%2Aa%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2-4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29%2F%282%2Aa%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Once you have x, length of antenna is x+10 </SPAN>\n" );
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