document.write( "Question 1161282: The height of a telephone line is given by the equation
\n" ); document.write( "h=x^2/7 +55, where h is the height of the telephone line and x is the
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document.write( " + 55 = 250\r\n" );
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document.write( " = 250 - 55 = 195\r\n" );
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document.write( " = 195*7 = 1365\r\n" );
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document.write( "x =  = 36.946.\r\n" );
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document.write( "It is half of the distance between the poles;  \r\n" );
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document.write( "so the whole distance between poles is 2*36.946 = 73.89 feet (rounded as requested).    ANSWER\r\n" );
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