Question

the wires that support a 90-foot antenna are 92 feet long. how far from base of the tower are the wire attached? (in simplest radical form)

Answer 1

This is a pythagorean theorem problem.  The wires will make a triangle, with a 90° angle at the base of the tower.  92 foot is the hypotenuse of the triangle so we do $90^{2} + b^{2} = 92^{2}$

Solving this, b = 19.08 feet.