Question

A cable 16 m long runs from the top of a utility pole to a point on the ground 4 m from the base of the pole how tall is the utility pole to the nearest tenth

A. 15.5 m**
B. 16.5 m
C. 256 m
D. 16 m

Answer 1

looks good

Answer 2

Yes, 15.5.

Answer 3

UwU is not correct anymore, as the questions and answers are shuffled. Damn you, school board!

Answer 4

i believe it's 15.5?

Answer 5

uwu is still correct

Answer 6

[AI-generated answer — Explain Bot]

To find the height of the utility pole, we can use the Pythagorean theorem, which states that in a right triangle, the square of the hypotenuse (c) is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides (a and b).

In this case, the height of the utility pole (h) is the unknown, one side of the right triangle, and the distance from the base of the pole to the point on the ground (4 m) is the other side. The cable (16 m) acts as the hypotenuse.

So, we can set up the equation as follows:

h^2 + 4^2 = 16^2

h^2 + 16 = 256

h^2 = 240

To solve for h, take the square root of both sides:

h = √240

Using a calculator, we find that √240 is approximately 15.5.

Therefore, the height of the utility pole is approximately 15.5 meters, which means the correct answer is A. 15.5 m.

Answer 7

Thanks uwu I’m literally crying because I was so post ! ;( <3

Answer 8

UwU is 100% correct

Answer 9

1. C

2. B
3. B
4. D
5. A
6. D
7. A

[Short Answer Cliff Notes]

8. Pick an Imperfect squared number [I chose 315]
and use this formula

- Find closest perfect square to your number [I looked up a list of ever perfect square which helped me a lot
- Find square root of the new, closest perfect square
- Divide your original number by square root of closest, new number
- Find the mean of the new, closest square root and the sum of the previously divided ^ bullet point
- Square root should be the mean of the previous bullet point

Hope that made sense, do your best, good luck