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a 26 feet rope is used to brace a tent pole at the county fair the rope is anchored 10 feet from the box of the pole how tall is the tent pole

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Answer: The explanation of the problem is as shown in the figure.

So, the rope represents the hypotenuse of a right triangle.

and the tent pole is one of the legs of the right triangle.

let the length of the tent pole = x

and by using Pythagorean equation

∴ x² = 26² - 10² = 576

∴ x = √576 = 24 feet

So, the length of tent pole = 24 feet