Question 1194558
A pole is broken 3.5 ft above the level ground.
 The top of the pole strikes the ground 8 ft from the foot of the pole, while the other end of the broken part remains attached.
 How high is the pole? 
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Find the length of the part of the pole that strikes the ground 8' away.
 It is the hypotenuse of a right triangle with a base of 8' and a height of 3.5'
Using pythag"
h = {{{sqrt(8^2+3.5^2)}}}
h = 8.73 ft
therefore
3.5 + 8.73 = 12.73 ft is the original height of the pole