SOLUTION: Guy Wire. How long is a guy wire reaching from the top of a 12-ft pole to a point on the ground 8 feet from the pole? What is the lenght approximated to three decimal places?
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Question 181642: Guy Wire. How long is a guy wire reaching from the top of a 12-ft pole to a point on the ground 8 feet from the pole? What is the lenght approximated to three decimal places? Answer by Mathtut(3670) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! use pathagorean theorem
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we are looking for the hypothenuse...lets call our unknown c
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