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A string reaches from the top of a 17-foot pole to a point 13 feet from the base of the pole. To the nearest tenth of a foot, how long is the string?

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Answer:

21.4 feets

Step-by-step explanation:

Using Pythagoras rule :

The length of the string:

Hypotenus = sqrt(opposite² + adjacent²)

Length of string = sqrt(17² + 13²)

Length = sqrt(289 + 169)

Length of string = sqrt(458)

Length of string = 21.400

Length = 21.4 feets

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