Question

A wire is attached at the top of a 500 ft vertical antenna and is staked in the ground 1200 ft from the base of the antenna. how long in feet is the guy wire? (enter an exact number.)

Answer 1

a^2 + b^2 = c^2
(500)^2 + (1200)^2 = c^2
1,690,000 = c^2
take the square root of 1,690,000
Answer is 1,300 feet