"a telephone pole is 28 feet tall. a wire is stretched from the top of the pole to a point on the ground that is 5 feet from the bottom of the pole. how long is the wire? round to the nearest tenth."
Provide some sort of explanation, please.
Thank you in advance!
Provide some sort of explanation, please.
Thank you in advance!
-
SO for this problem you will need to use this.
A^2+B^2=C^2
A=5
B=28
C=Length of wire
Now plug the numbers in
A^2+B^2=C^2
A=5
B=28
C=Length of wire
Now plug the numbers in
-
20 i think im not sure cuz im only in 6th grade and i dont know if its the math im using or not
-
28.44
A squared + B squared =c squared
A squared + B squared =c squared
-
Are you serious.
28.442925307
28.442925307
-
28-5.
23 feet.....
23 feet.....
-
a^2+b^2=c^2
28^2+5^2=c^2
809=c^2
28.443=c
28.443ft
28^2+5^2=c^2
809=c^2
28.443=c
28.443ft