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A guy wire is needed to support a tower. The wire is attached from the top of the tower to a place on the ground 5m from the base of the tower. How long is the wire if the tower…

A guy wire is needed to support a tower. The wire is attached from the top of the tower to a place on the ground 5m from the base of the tower. How long is the wire if the tower…
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A guy wire is needed to support a tower. The wire is attached from the top of the tower to a place on the ground 5m from the base of the tower. How long is the wire if the tower is 10m tall?

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The wire is about 11.18 m long. This can be found using the Pythagorean theorem.
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