document.write( "Question 105229: How long must a guywire be to run from the top of a 18ft pole to a point on the ground 12 feet away?\r
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document.write( "Have have not a clue. \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #76621 by edjones(8007)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! There is a right angle triangle. \n" ); document.write( "a=18 b=12 c=? \n" ); document.write( "a^2+b^2=c^2 \n" ); document.write( "18^2+12^2=c^2 \n" ); document.write( "324+144=468 \n" ); document.write( "c^2=468 \n" ); document.write( "c=sqrt(468) sqrt of each side. \n" ); document.write( "c=21.63'=21' 5.25\" \n" ); document.write( "Ed \n" ); document.write( " |