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Earl attaches a wire from the top of a 16-foot flagpole and stakes it to the ground 12 feet from the base

of the pole. How many feet long is the wire?

16 Ft

User Premjith
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Answer:

16 feet

Explanation:

We are told that:

Earl attaches a wire from the top of a 16-foot flagpole and stakes it to the ground

Therefore, we can conclude that the Length of the wire = Length of the flagpole

The length of the wire = 16 ft

Therefore, the wire is 16 feet long.

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