Question 98833

          Two poles are 33 feet and 48 feet high, respectively. A wire is strung from the top of one pole to the top of the other. How long is the wire if the poles are 36 feet apart?

   The height of pole A = 48 ft
   The height of pole B = 33 ft
    Distance between them = 36 ft

   Differnce in the height of the pole = 48-33 = 15 ft

       To find the length of the wire apply pythogorus theorem

                  (Length of the wire)^2 = (36)^2+(15)^2
                                         = 1296 + 225
                                         = 1521
                   length of the wire = sq.rt of 1521
                                      = 39 ft