How long is a wire reaching from the top of a 12-foot pole to a point 6 feet from the base of the pole?
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Using Pythagoras' theorem it is 6 times the sq rt of 5 which is about 13.416
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The pole is 12 foot long.
The wire from the top to the ground, 6feet from the pole, forms a right angle triangle.
By Pythagoras' Theorem:
x² = 12² + 6²
x² = 144 + 36
x² = 180 Take the square root of both sides.
x = √180 Use a calculator
x ≈ 13.42 feet.
Length of wire ≈ 13.42 feet.
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