Two wires are connected by stakes from the ground to the top of a

vertical pole that is anchored halfway between the stakes. Each

wire is 11 feet long, and the stakes are 20 feet apart. What

is the height of the pole? Express your answer in simplest

radical form.

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Graham Gomez

11 February, 04:52

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Frosty · Answer 1

The answer is the square root of 21. This is simplest form because the only factors of 21 are 1, 3, 7, and 21 and they all aren't perfect squares.

Two wires are connected by stakes from the ground to the top of avertical pole that is anchored halfway between the stakes. Eachwire is 11 feet long, and the stakes are 20 feet apart. Whatis the height of the pole? Express your answer in simplestradical form.