Solve Applications Modeled by Quadratic Equations · Example 3
Rene is setting up a holiday light display. He wants to make a ‘tree’ in the shape of two right triangles, as shown below, and has two 10-foot strings of lights to use for the sides. He will attach the lights to the top of a pole and to two stakes on the ground. He wants the height of the pole to be the same as the distance from the base of the pole to each stake. How tall should the pole be?
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OpenStax, Elementary Algebra 2e · §10.4 Solve Applications Modeled by Quadratic Equations · Example 3
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