SOLUTION: Hoy logrķ is a string reaching from the top a 12 good pole to a point 7 feet from the base of a pole?hint draw a picture round answer to the nearest hundredth

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Question 1028480: Hoy logrķ is a string reaching from the top a 12 good pole to a point 7 feet from the base of a pole?hint draw a picture round answer to the nearest hundredth
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Answer by addingup(3677) About Me  (Show Source):
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una parte en espaņol y el resto en ingles. I'm not sure what you need.
From the top of a 12 FOOT (not good) pole to a point 7 feet from the ground: 12-7= 5 the rope is 5 feet long. Did you draw a picture like the problem asks you to do? ALWAYS draw a picture

Answer by MathTherapy(10551) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hoy logrķ is a string reaching from the top a 12 good pole to a point 7 feet from the base of a pole?hint draw a picture round answer to the nearest hundredth
The scenario represents a right-triangle with legs 12 feet and 7 feet. You're being asked to calculate the hypotenuse

Use the Pythagorean formula: a%5E2+%2B+b%5E2+=+c%5E2 to solve, with a and b, the legs, and c: the hypotenuse. Round the answer, per instructions.