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Math question

SeaniBu

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if you have a pole 40 feet high - and from the bottom of the pole it is 125 feet - how high is it to the top of the pole.

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131.244 feet.

Pythagorean Theorem: c² = a²+b².

c = square root (40x40+125x125) = 131.244. :)

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If the pole is 40 ft long. That's how long it is from bottom to top.

A line perpendicular to two intersecting lines at the point of intersection is perpendicular to the plane of those lines.

and in this case, I see no reason for Pythagorus, the 40 is a given.

(I'm sure I missed something.)
 

Tonichelle

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I love the Pythagorean Theorem! It's one of the few mathmatic equations that I actually understand!
 

Dee4707

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Math it took me a couple of years to figure this out E=mk². :clap: :clap:

Dee
 

sillylionlove

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Yeah....ummmm.....I totally....like sort of....well kinda...not really.... know what the heck you are talking about!!! :scratch:
 
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