SOLUTION: how long is a string reaching from the top of a 12ft pole to a point on the ground that is 6ft from the bottom of the pole?
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Question 533589: how long is a string reaching from the top of a 12ft pole to a point on the ground that is 6ft from the bottom of the pole? Answer by zoomkaboom4(62) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Pythagorean Theorom is a^2 + b^2 = c^2
Therefore, 6^2 + 12^2 = c^2
36 + 144 = c^2
180 = c^2
c = 6 sqrrt. 5
