Question

one end of the cable is attached to the top of the flagpole and the other end is attached 6 feet away from the base of the pole if the height of the flagpole is 12 feet, find the length of the cable. ​

Answer 1

13.42 ft. to the nearest tenth of a foot

Explanation:

The length of the cable is the hypotenuse of a right triangle. You know the two legs, 6 and 12, so let the length of the hypotenuse = h. Then,

`h^(2) = 6^(2) + 12^(2) = 36 + 144 = 180\\h = √(180) = 13.42`

13.42 ft. to the nearest tenth of a foot