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A flagpole has a height of 35 yards. It will be supported by three​ cables, each of which is attached to the flagpole at a point 5 yards below the top of the pole and attached to the ground at a point that is 16 yards from the base of the pole. Find the total number of yards of cable that will be required.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Attachment height = 35 − 5 = 30 yd. Each cable length = sqrt(30^2 + 16^2) = sqrt(900 + 256) = sqrt(1156) = 34 yd.

Total for three cables = 3 × 34 = 102 yards.