Mitchell is using two 9 ft-long strings of Christmas lights to outline the equal sides of an isosceles triangle. He is attaching each string from a stake to the top of a pole centered between two stakes.

Mitchell is using two 9 ft-long strings of Christmas lights to outline the equal sides of an isosceles triangle.

He is attaching each string from a stake to the top of a pole centered between two stakes.
He wants the height of the pole to be the same as the distance from the pole to a stake.
How tall should the pole be?
The pole needs to be
feet tall.
Round to nearest hundredth.

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