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HELP DUE IN 10 MINS! A cable that is 25 m long runs from the top of a utility pole to a point on the ground that is 20 m from the base of the pole. How tall is the pole? (Hint: Draw a picture) The pole
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HELP DUE IN 10 MINS! A cable that is 25 m long runs from the top of a utility pole to a point on the ground that is 20 m from the base of the pole. How tall is the pole? (Hint: Draw a picture)

The pole is
??
m tall.

User Sumit Joshi
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Answer:

  • 15 m

Explanation:

  • x² + 20² = 25²
  • x² + 400 = 625
  • x² = 225
  • x = √225
  • x = 15

HELP DUE IN 10 MINS! A cable that is 25 m long runs from the top of a utility pole-example-1
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