document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1065918>Question 1065918</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A guy wire (a tensioned cable designed to add stability to a free-standing structure) is attached to a telephone pole whose height is 18 ft. If the wire is attached to the ground at a point 24 ft away from the base of the pole, what is the slope of the wire?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #681081 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><B>KMST(5328)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><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=KMST><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=681081\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The wire goes up by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=18ft ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"18ft\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > as you move<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=24+ft ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"24+ft\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > from the anchoring place to the base of the pole,<BR>\n" );
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