Homework Help: Algebra

Posted by Mathy on Monday, February 7, 2011 at 8:02pm.

A wire is run between two tips of two poles. One pole is 23 ft. taller than the other pole. The poles are 37 ft. apart. How long does the wire need to be to reach between the two poles?

Algebra - helper, Monday, February 7, 2011 at 8:13pm
If your draw a sketch of this you will see that a right triangle can be formed.

The base of the right triangle is 37 and the other leg is 23. The hypotenuse is the wire.

Using the Pythagorean theorem,
c^2 = 23^2 + 37^2

Solve for c

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