SOLUTION: A flagpole broke off during a storm 7 meters are still sticking out of the ground where it snapped off but the remaining piece has hinged oer and touches the ground at a point 24 m

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Question 1036099: A flagpole broke off during a storm 7 meters are still sticking out of the ground where it snapped off but the remaining piece has hinged oer and touches the ground at a point 24 meters away horizonally. How tall is the flagpole?
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