SOLUTION: A flagpole, 12 m high, is supported by three wires, attached from the top of the pole to the
ground. Each wire is pegged into the ground 5 m from the pole. How much wire is needed
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ground. Each wire is pegged into the ground 5 m from the pole. How much wire is needed
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Question 765621: A flagpole, 12 m high, is supported by three wires, attached from the top of the pole to the
ground. Each wire is pegged into the ground 5 m from the pole. How much wire is needed to
support the pole? Answer by Cromlix(4381) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Consider a right angled triangle.
Base side = 5m
Vertical side = 12m
Hypotenuse = length of one wire.
5^2 + 12^2 = Hypotenuse^2
Hypotenuse =
Hypotenuse = 13m
3 wires of 13m length = 39m
39m of wire is required.
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