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A guy wire (a tensioned cable designed to add stability to a free-standing structure) is attached to a telephone pole whose height is 18 ft. If the wire is attached to the ground at a point 24 ft away from the base of the pole, what is the slope of the wire?

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the slope of the wire is 6 feet
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