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A fence post is 13 feet tall. a chain is attached to the fence post and fastened to the ground 7 feet from the base of the fence post. what is the length of the chain?

A fence post is 13 feet tall. a chain is attached to the fence post and fastened to the ground 7 feet from the base of the fence post. what is the length of the chain?
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a fence post is 13 feet tall. a chain is attached to the fence post and fastened to the ground 7 feet from the base of the fence post. what is the length of the chain?

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You draw a diagram of the fence post and then you use the measurements to find the length of the chain using the pythagorean theorem. The answer is
√(218) or 14.8
a fence post is 13 feet tall. a chain is attached to the fence post and fastened to-example-1
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