SOLUTION: How log 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 1028481: How log 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 Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! How long is a string reaching from the top a 12 foot 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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Sketch the pictue:
You have a right triangle with height = 12 ; base = 7
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string^2 = 12^2+7^2 = 144+49 = 193
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string = sqrt(193) = 13.89 ft
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Cheers,
Stan H.