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Answer:
Length of the rope = 15.6 ft.
Step-by-step explanation:
Given:
Height of the pole from the ground = 12 ft
Adjacent distance from the pole = 10 ft
We have to find the length of the rope attached by Scott to secure the pole.
According to the question :
In forma right angled triangle as shown in the figure.
We have to find the measure of the hypotenuse.
Length of rope = Hypotenuse measure
Let the length of the rope = "h" ft
Using Pythagoras formula.
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⇒ Plugging the values.
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⇒
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⇒ ft
The length of the rope, rounded to the nearest tenth is 15.6 ft.
