document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=100654>Question 100654</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How long must a guywire be to run from the top of an 18-ft pole to a point on level ground 16 ft away from the base of the pole? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #73270 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tutorcecilia><B>tutorcecilia(2152)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tutorcecilia><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=tutorcecilia><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=73270\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Use the Pythagorean Theorem to solve:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a^2 + b^2 = c^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c=c (the hypotenuse)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "324 + 256 = c^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "580=c^2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "24.083=c<BR>\n" );
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