Asked by Zephyr Benedict

An electric pole has a support cable that is attached to the pole 20 ft. from the ground. The cable is anchored on the ground 10 ft. from the base of the pole. How long is the cable? Round to the nearest tenth.
A. 300 ft.
B. 500 ft.
C. 17.3 ft.
D. 22.4 ft.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Right triangle with legs 20 ft (vertical) and 10 ft (horizontal). Cable = hypotenuse:

length = sqrt(20^2 + 10^2) = sqrt(400 + 100) = sqrt(500) ≈ 22.3607 ≈ 22.4 ft.

Answer: D.