Question

a piece of wire 17m long stretched from the top a flagpole to point p on the ground if p is8m from the pole how tall is the pole​

Answer 1

Explanation:

By the Pythagorean Theorem

17^2=8^2+h^2

h^2=17^2-8^2

h^2=289-64

h^2=225

h=15 meters