document.write( "Question 130491: If you have two flag poles in front of the court house 12ft tall. The distance from the top of one pole to the base of the other is 20ft . What is the distance between the two flag pole? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #95309 by edjones(8007)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! a=12, c=20 \n" ); document.write( "a^2+b^2=c^2 \n" ); document.write( "12^2+b^2=20^2 \n" ); document.write( "144+b^2=400 \n" ); document.write( "b^2=400-144 \n" ); document.write( "b^2=256 \n" ); document.write( "b=16' sqrt of each side \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "Ed \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |