you are installing a support wire for an electrical pole. the pole is 25 feet and the ground connection is 10 feet from the base

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3 years ago

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of the pole. the wire is sold per whole feet. how many feet of support why should you purchase

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aniked [119] · Answer 1 · 2022-10-15T01:09:10+03:00

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ans=26.92

use trigonometric ratios

a²= b²+c²

a²=25²+10²

a²=625+100

now take square root on both sides

a

$\sqrt{a { }^{2} } = \sqrt{725}$

a=26.92

a=27 (2decimal place)