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  1. September 23rd 2009, 11:35 AM #1
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    simple question

    if an animal is strapped to a stick that is 2 meters from a high pole and the strap is 3 m - how far up the pole can the animal go up the pole?
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  2. September 23rd 2009, 02:44 PM #2
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    Quote Originally Posted by rish View Post
    if an animal is strapped to a stick that is 2 meters from a high pole and the strap is 3 m - how far up the pole can the animal go up the pole?
    hint ... think Pythagoras.
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