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A 40 foot pole has a wire attached to the top. The wire is anchored to the ground at a point 18 feet from the base of the pole. What is the approximate length of the wire?
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A 40 foot pole has a wire attached to the top. The wire is anchored to the ground at a point 18 feet from the base of the pole. What is the approximate length of the wire?

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Answer:

22 feet long

Explanation:

It is asking for the approximate length of the wire so you would subtract 40 to 18 to find the length of the wire which is 22ft long.

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Answer:

-18

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