document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1149128>Question 1149128</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need help with solving applications using radical equations.  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "A guy wire on the pole supporting a wind turbine is 30 meters long and is attached to the pole at a height of 25 meters above the ground. How far from the base of the pole will the guy wire be anchored into ground? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The hypotenuse is 30, and 1 leg is 25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so 25^2+x^2=30^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "625+x^2=900<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2=275<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=16.58 feet </SPAN>\n" );
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