Question

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Answer 1

Answer:

≈ 82 feet

Step-by-step explanation:

Since the triangle is right use Pythagoras' identity to calculate distance (d)

The square on the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares on the other 2 sides.

Here the hypotenuse is the distance (d) between the 2 poles, hence

d² = 80² + 45² = 6400 + 2025 = 8425 ( take the square root of both sides )

d = $\sqrt{8425}$ ≈ 82 feet ( to the nearest foot )