document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1024163>Question 1024163</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a 30 foot telephone pole is perpendicular to the ground. A support wire that is 40 feet long connects the top of the pole to a point on the ground.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To the nearest foot, how far is the base of the telephone pole from the spot where the wire meets the ground?? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #639615 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=addingup><B>addingup(3677)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=addingup><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=addingup><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=639615\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> &#8730;(40^2-30^2)= &#8730;(1600-900)= &#8730;700 = 26.46 is the distance from the spot where the wire meets the ground to the pole </SPAN>\n" );
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