SOLUTION: how long must a guy wire be to run from the top od a 20-ft pole to a point on the ground 8ft from the basse of the pole?
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Question 114761: how long must a guy wire be to run from the top od a 20-ft pole to a point on the ground 8ft from the basse of the pole? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! how long must a guy wire be to run from the top od a 20-ft pole to a point on the ground 8ft from the basse of the pole?
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Draw the picture.
You have a right triangle with a leg of 20 and a leg of 8.
You want to know the hypotenuse.
Use Pythagoras:
h^2 = 20^2 + 8^2
h^2 = 464
h = 21.54... ft
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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