A line from the top of a cliff to the ground passes just over the top of a pole 6.0 ft. high and meets the ground at a point 7.0 ft. from the base of the pole. If the point is 86 ft. from the base of the cliff, how high is the cliff? Round to the nearest unit. O 6 ft. O 74 ft. O 512 ft. 3.612 ft.

A line from the top of a cliff to the ground passes just over the top of a pole 6.0 ft. high and meets the ground at a point 7.0 ft. from the base of the pole. If the point is 86 ft. from the base of the cliff, how high is the cliff? Round to the nearest unit. O 6 ft. O 74 ft. O 512 ft. 3.612 ft.

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A line from the top of a cliff to the ground passes just over the top of a pole 6.0 ft. high and meets the
ground at a point 7.0 ft. from the base of the pole.
If the point is 86 ft. from the base of the cliff, how high is the cliff?
Round to the nearest unit.
O 6 ft.
O 74 ft.
O 512 ft.
O 3,612 ft.

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