Jack is installing a 100-foot shortwave radio antenna. He has cemented the base in concrete and has cemented an anchor hook 10 feet from the base. How long will the guy wire be from the hook to the top of the antenna? Round to nearest 10th.

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mathstudent55 · Answer

The problem looks like this.
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Are you familiar with the Pythagoras  theorem?

thunderbird336 · Answer

$$a^{2}=b ^{2}+c ^{2}$$ so in your case, x will be equal to the square root of the sum of the squares of 10 and 100...

mathstudent55 · Answer

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