If a 30 ft cable is suspended from two 20 ft poles and the cable is 5 feet above ground what is the distance between the two poles. (hint: The vertical distance from the top of the pole to the lowest point of the cable is 15 ft. Compare that distance to the length of the cable.)

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If a 30 ft cable is suspended from two 20 ft poles and the cable is 5 feet above ground what is the distance between the two poles.  (hint: The vertical distance from the top of the pole to the lowest point of the cable is 15 ft.  Compare that distance to the length of the cable.)

lgbasallote · Answer

you surely must have a drawing for this right @Nika2014 ?

anonymous · Answer

Nope they are wanting the person doing it to draw the picture

shane_b · Answer

Here's the drawing|dw:1346286001456:dw|