SOLUTION: A straight, tight wire is stretched from the top of a vertical pole to a point on the ground which is 9 ft away from the base of the pole. If the wire is 13 ft in length, what is
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Question 1027141: A straight, tight wire is stretched from the top of a vertical pole to a point on the ground which is 9 ft away from the base of the pole. If the wire is 13 ft in length, what is the exact height of the pole? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A straight, tight wire is stretched from the top of a vertical pole to a point on the ground which is 9 ft away from the base of the pole. If the wire is 13 ft in length, what is the exact height of the pole?
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Sketch the figure::
wire = hypotenuse = 13 ft
base = 9 ft
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h^2 = 13^2 - 9^2 = 169-81
h = sqrt(87) = 9.33 ft
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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