A guy wire runs from the top of a cell tower to a metal stake in the ground. Mohal places a 8-foot tall pole to support the guy wire. After placing the pole, Mohal measures the distance from the stake to the pole to be 11 ft. He then measures the distance from the pole to the tower to be 20 ft. Find the length of the guy wire, to the nearest foot.

72 is the answer to this problem

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step-by-step explanation:

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so i draw the horizontal line y=2 and the vertical line x=-2 at this intersection i put b (this is where my right angle is going to be).   so point b is at (-2,2).   point a is 5 units long and is also on y=2 so this point has to be (3,2) or (-7,2) -doesn't matter i will go with (3,2).

now we know c is at (-2,y) we don't know the y yet bet we know that c is on x=-2.

we have the area of the triangle is .5bh=12.5

we know the base length is 5 (ab)

we have the height is (2-y) if you look at your

plug in

.5(5)(2-y)=12.5

solve for y to get the y-coordinate for c

2.5(2-y)=12.5

divide both sides by 2.5 giving:

2-y=5

now subtract 2 on both sides

-y=3

y=-3

b and c

step-by-step explanation:

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