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A 200-foot long support wire attaches to a cell phone tower at a height of 50 feet from the ground. To the nearest tenth of a foot, what is the distance along the ground from th…

A 200-foot long support wire attaches to a cell phone tower at a height of 50 feet from the ground. To the nearest tenth of a foot, what is the distance along the ground from th…
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A 200-foot long support wire attaches to a cell phone tower at a height of 50 feet from the ground. To the nearest tenth of a foot, what is the distance along the ground from the center of the tower to the point where the wire touches the ground?

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User Maytham Fahmi
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the answer is 193.6

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User MaxF
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Pythagorean Theorem. It would be 193.6 ft.
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User Elvis Dukaj
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