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A heavy wire 9.5m long is supporting a power pole. The wire is attached to the ground. It is attached to the pole at a point which is om above the ground. What is the distance from the bottom of the pole to the point where the wire is attached to the ground?

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Answer:

x = 5.123 meters

Step-by-step explanation:

First you use the equation a^2+b^2=c^2.

In this case it would look like 8^2+x^2=9.5^2. This is because the hypotenuse is always c.

Then you solve for x.

64 + x^2 = 90.25

x^2 = 90.25 - 64 ---> x^2 = 26.25

[tex]\sqrt{x} = \sqrt{26.25}[/tex]

x = 5.123 (rounded)

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