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A flag pole is supported by a wire fastened 70 feet from its base. The wire is 14 feet longer than the height it reaches the flagpole. Find the length of the wire.
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How tall is the flag pole?
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what you see is what is on the quiz.Sergeant Sergeant Master Sergeant Shooter Person
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Does that mean the wire connects 14' lower then the top of the flag pole?Originally posted by Carlleen View PostI don't always drink orange juice, but when I do, I prefer to chew it. #madpulpComment
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I figure it makes a right tingle where the wire is the hypotenuse. I know one side will be 70. Thats all i got.Sergeant Sergeant Master Sergeant Shooter Person
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I'm assuming it means there is 14 feet of slack.
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I always hated biology..."Watching you work on your Jeep is like watching a doctor operate on a cadaver...
It may be good practice, but in the end it won't do much good." -My Mother.Comment
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the wire is connected at 70 feet from the base of the pole. Then it goes out from there at an angleSergeant Sergeant Master Sergeant Shooter Person
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the answers are 188ft,182ft,164ft, or 168ftSergeant Sergeant Master Sergeant Shooter Person
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There has to be an angle listed somewhere in the problem or else there isn't enough input to solve the problem me thinks."Watching you work on your Jeep is like watching a doctor operate on a cadaver...
It may be good practice, but in the end it won't do much good." -My Mother.Comment
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OMG I R FOOLSergeant Sergeant Master Sergeant Shooter Person
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...?"Watching you work on your Jeep is like watching a doctor operate on a cadaver...
It may be good practice, but in the end it won't do much good." -My Mother.Comment
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70ft is the distance from the flag pole to where the wire anchors into the ground.Sergeant Sergeant Master Sergeant Shooter Person
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You just said that in post 8...sigpic
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