Question

To secure a telephone pole, a steel cable will be attached to a ring on the pole 12 feet above the ground. If the cable is 15 feet long, how far from the base of the pole will the other end of the cable be anchored?

Answer 1

9 ft

Explanation:

Pythagorean theorem:

x = the square root of 15 square minus 12 square

x= square root of 225-144

x= square root of 81

X = 9