A fence post is 13 feet tall. a chain is attached to the fence post and fastened to the ground 7 feet from the base of the fence post. what is the length of the chain?

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Puriney · Answer 1 · 2017-10-28T20:28:51+0000

You draw a diagram of the fence post and then you use the measurements to find the length of the chain using the pythagorean theorem. The answer is
√(218)

or 14.8

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