Question

A contractor is installing a wire from the top of a 36-meter pole. He staked it down 15 meters from the base of the pole. What is the length of the wire from the top of the pole to the stake?

Answer 1

39

Explanation:

Use the pythagorean theorem:

`x = √(36^2 + 15^2) \\x = √(1296 + 225) \\\\x = √(1551) \\\\x = 39`