Question

A guy wire is attached 24 feet above the ground level on a telephone pole that provides support for the pole. Find the length of the wire when it meets the ground ten feet from the base of the pole.

26 ft

I think that's correct, not sure.
h^2 = 24^2 + 10^2 = 676
h = √676 = 26

you should recognize this as a multiple of the basic 5-12-13 right-angled
triangle

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