A 53 feet wire is used to brace a utility pole. If the wire is attached 5ft from the top of the 38ft pole, how far from the base of the pole will the wire be attached to the ground?

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Q: How far from the base of a building must a 25-ft ladder be placed so that it reaches 20 ft up the…

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Q: If posts are spaced 5 feet apart, how many posts are needed for 50 feet of straight-line fence?

A: The length of the straight-line fence is 50 feet.

Q: A 9-foot ladder is placed 4 feet from the base of a building. About how high does the ladder reach?

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Q: A radio tower is supported by two wires that are each 130 yards long and attached to the ground 50…

A: A radio tower is supported by two wires that are each 130 yards long and attached to the ground 50…

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Q: A wall that is 12 ft long by 8 ft high has a triangular brace along the diagonal. Use a calculator…

A: pythagorean formulaa2+b2=c2a and b are the legsc is the hypotenuse(diagonal)

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Q: A ladder that is 13 feet long is 5 feet from the base of a wall. How far up the wall does the ladder…

A: In a right angled triangle:- (Perpendicular)^2 + (Base)^2 = (Hypotenuse)^2

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Q: To wash a window that is 8 feet off the ground, Amanda leans a 10 foot ladder against the side of…

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Q: a guy wire is stretched from a communications tower in a nature preserve at a point 200 feet above…

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Q: A 26 foot long ladder is leaning up against a house. If the ladder reaches a window that is 24 feet…

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