Question

A 20-foot wire connects the top of a utility pole to a point on the ground located 10 feet away from the base of the pole.

Answer 1

Height of the pole = \(\sqrt{20^2-10^2}\) by the pythagorean theorum.

Answer 2

@legomyego180 Doesn't \[a ^{2} + b^{2} = c^{2}\]? So shouldn't the height of the pole really be \[\sqrt{a^{2} + b^{2}}\]

Answer 3

\[a^2+b^2=c^2\]
Rewriting this to solve for b:
\[a^2+b^2=c^2\]
\[b^2=c^2-a^2\]
\[b=\pm \sqrt{c^2-a^2}\]

Answer 4

@legomyego180 shoot ur right, sorry i was braindead