SOLUTION: how long is a guy wire reaching from the top of a 50 foot pole to a point on the ground 120 feet from the base of the pole.
I got b=109
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I got b=109
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Question 246740: how long is a guy wire reaching from the top of a 50 foot pole to a point on the ground 120 feet from the base of the pole.
I got b=109 Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Try again it is not 109
We are solving for c not b.
This is a case for the Pythagorean theorem.
a^2+b^2=c^2
we have a (50) and b (120) and want to know c the hypotenuse
