document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1190581>Question 1190581</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A utility pole is 8 m high. A cable is stretched from the top of the pole to a point in the ground that is 6 m from the bottom of the pole. How long is the cable?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Assuming the pole is perfectly vertical, and the ground is completely horizontal, then a right triangle forms.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a = 8 = vertical leg<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 6 = horizontal leg<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c = unknown hypotenuse\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Apply the pythagorean theorem<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a^2 + b^2 = c^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c = sqrt(a^2 + b^2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c = sqrt(8^2 + 6^2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c = sqrt(64+36)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c = sqrt(100)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c = 10\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer: The cable is 10 meters long.<BR>\n" );
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