document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1027141>Question 1027141</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A straight, tight wire is stretched from the top of a vertical pole to a point on the ground which is 9 ft away from the base of the pole.  If the wire is 13 ft in length, what is the exact height of the pole? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Sketch the figure::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "wire = hypotenuse = 13 ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "base = 9 ft<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "h^2 = 13^2 - 9^2 = 169-81<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h = sqrt(87) = 9.33 ft<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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