Question

A pole is 65 feet tall. A support wire is attached to the top of the pole and secured to the ground 33 feet from the base of the pole. Find the approximate length of the wire.

A.60
B.32
C.56
D.73
Plz answer

Answer 1

Therefore the Answer would be (D) 73

Explanation:

Let A = 65 feet and B = 33 feet.

Let C represent teh length of the hypotenuse, the length of the wire.

We use the Pythagroem Therom to find C.

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