document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1194558>Question 1194558</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> . A pole is broken 3.5 ft above the level ground. The top of the pole strikes the ground 8 ft from the foot of the pole, while the other end of the broken part remains attached. How high is the pole? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " The top of the pole strikes the ground 8 ft from the foot of the pole, while the other end of the broken part remains attached.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " How high is the pole? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the length of the part of the pole that strikes the ground 8' away.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " It is the hypotenuse of a right triangle with a base of 8' and a height of 3.5'<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Using pythag\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%288%5E2%2B3.5%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%288%5E2%2B3.5%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "h = 8.73 ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "therefore<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3.5 + 8.73 = 12.73 ft is the original height of the pole </SPAN>\n" );
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