a = 5, b = ?, c = 14 A. b = 7 B. b = 13.1 approximately C. b = 8.4 approximately

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a = 5, b = ?, c = 14

A. b = 7 B. b = 13.1 approximately C. b = 8.4 approximately D. b = 11

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A rope 50 ft long is attached to the top of aflagpole. The rope reaches a place on the ground 20 ft for the baseof the pole. Find the height of the flagpole.

A. 45.8 feet B. 40.1 feet C. 46.0 feet D. 43.9 feet
1 Use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the missing side in thefollowing triangle measures. Round to the nearest tenth, ifnecessary. a = 5, b = ?, c = 14 A. b = 7 B. b = 13.1 approximately C. b = 8.4 approximately D. b = 11 2 A rope 50 ft long is attached to the top of aflagpole. The rope reaches a place on the ground 20 ft for the baseof the pole. Find the height of the flagpole. A. 45.8 feet B. 40.1 feet C. 46.0 feet D. 43.9 feet

Explanation / Answer

okay here is the first one: Scince the formula is a^2 + b^2=c^2 you have 5^2 +b^2=14^2 25+b^2=196 b^2=171 b is about 13.1 or B The second one is the same thing: 20^2+b^2=50^2 400+b^2=2500 b^2=2100 b is about 45.8 so A

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