Answer
$10$ feet
Work Step by Step
Step 1. Draw a diagram as shown in the figure; assume the height is $x$ feet.
Step 2. Using the Pythagorean Theorem, we have $x^2+24^2=26^2$, thus $x=\sqrt {26^2-24^2}=\sqrt {100}=10$ feet
Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer
by Blitzer, Robert F.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0-13446-914-3
ISBN 13:
978-0-13446-914-0
Chapter P - Test - Page 147: 58
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