Question 300137
Two of the more common Pythagorean triplets are 3,4,5 and 5,12,13 right triangles
here we have a multiple of the 5,12,13 triangle.
The flagpole is 24 (2*12) and the other leg is 10 (2*5) so the cable will be 2*13=26 which saves us time and calculations.