Question

A 35 foot wire is secured from the top of a flagpole to a stake in the ground. If the stake is 14 feet from the base of the flagpole, how tall is the flagpole?

Answer 1

the answer is 21ft because the total is 35feet so 35 - 14 = 21

Answer 2

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that,

The flag pole wire is 35foot

And the length of the foot from the tag flagpole is 14ft

So we want to know the height of the flagpole

So this will form a right angle triangle where the wire is the hypotenuse.

Then, using Pythagoras theorem

c² = a² + b²

35² = 14² + h²

35²-14² = h²

h² =1225-196

h² = 1029

h=√1029

h= 32.09ft

Then, the height of the flag pole is 32.08foot.

Check attachment for diagram.