Answer:
3.32ft
Step-by-step explanation:
The wire and the poles attached to the ground form a right triangle with the length of the wire being the hypotenuse.
Using Pythagoras Theorem:
Hypotenuse²=Adjacent²+Opposite²
6²=5²+x²
x²=36-25
x²=11
x=√11=3.32 ft.
The wires are attached 3.32 ft from the base of the pole on the ground
The second equation is <span>-5-2y=2, then
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<span>-2y=2-(-5),
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-2y=2+5,
-2y=7,
y=7÷(-2),
y=-3.5.
The first equation is 2x+5y=16, subtitude y=-3.5 in this equation, then
2x+5·(-3.5)=16,
2x-17.5=16,
2x=16-(-17.5),
2x=16+17.5,
2x=33.5,
x=33.5÷2,
x=16.75.
Answer: (16.75,-3.5)