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Question from GENEVAMILTON, a student: A WIRE THAT IS 6 FEET LONG IS ATTACHED TO A THE TOP OF A POLE THE WIRE IS ANCHORED IN THE GROUND AT 4 FEET FROM THE BASE OF THE POLE HOW TALL IS THE POLE? |
Hi there.
Draw a right-angled triangle with the base 4 feet and the hypotenuse 6 feet.
What does the Pythagorean Theorem tell you the length of the third side (representing the pole) must be?
Cheers,
Stephen La Rocque.
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