SOLUTION: how long is a rope from the top of a pole 50 feet high to the top of another 20 feet high the poles being 16 feet apart

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Question 678294:
how long is a rope from the top of a pole 50 feet high to the top of another 20 feet high the poles being 16 feet apart
Answer by checkley79(3341) About Me  (Show Source):
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50-20=30 FEET IS THE DIFFERENCE IN HEIGHT.
16 IS THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE POLES.
YOU NOW HAVE A RIGHT TRIANGLE WITH A HEIGHT OF 30 & A BASE OF 16.
30^2+16^2=X^2
900+256=X^2
1156=X^2
X=SQRT(1156)
X=34 FEET IS THE LENGTH OF THE ROPE.