Question

The manager of a car dealership wants to attach a rope with flags to the top of a pole and to a stake in the ground, as shown in the diagram.

Based on the diagram, what is the distance in feet from the top of the pole to the bottom of the stake?

Answer 1

x= 32.5 ft

Explanation:

if you do a2+b2=c2 you would get

19.5^2+26^2=32.5^2

is true

Answer 2

Use the Pythagorean theorem:

Let the distance = X:

X = √(26^2 + 19.5^2)

X = √(676 + 380.25)

X = √1056.25

X = 32.5

The distance is 32.5 ft.