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a piece of wire 17m long stretched from the top a flagpole to point p on the ground if p is8m from the pole how tall is the pole
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a piece of wire 17m long stretched from the top a flagpole to point p on the ground if p is8m from the pole how tall is the pole
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2021-08-26T19:54:39+00:00
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Step-by-step explanation:
By the Pythagorean Theorem
17^2=8^2+h^2
h^2=17^2-8^2
h^2=289-64
h^2=225
h=15 meters