document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1154138>Question 1154138</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A telephone pole is to have a guide wire attached to its top and anchored to the ground at a point that is at a distance 34 feet less than the height of the pole from the base. If the wire is to be 2 feet longer than the height of the pole, what is the height 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 #776518 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39625)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=776518\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You could make a drawing and label the sides of a right triangle like this:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y, height of pole<BR>\n" );
document.write( "leg:  y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "leg: y-34<BR>\n" );
document.write( "hypotenuse: y+2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use Pythagorean Theorem Formula to solve for y. </SPAN>\n" );
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