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A 15-foot pole is leaning against a tree. The bottom of the pole is 8 feet away from the bottom of the tree. Approximately how high up the tree does the top of the pole reach? A…

A 15-foot pole is leaning against a tree. The bottom of the pole is 8 feet away from the bottom of the tree. Approximately how high up the tree does the top of the pole reach? A…
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A 15-foot pole is leaning against a tree. The bottom of the pole is 8 feet away from the bottom of the tree.

Approximately how high up the tree does the top of the pole reach?



A.
17.0 feet


B.
12.7 feet


C.
7.0 feet


D.
1.9 feet

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User Szabolcs Antal
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The answer is 12.7 feet. I just took the quiz and got the answer correct.

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User Orezvani
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B. 12.7 because use when i calculated it, it came up to12.69 but when you round the numbers up it will become 12.7
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