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Two telephone poles 30m high, 80m apart and connected by a 100m long cable. Distance of lowest point of cable to ground?

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There are two telephone poles each 30m high, 80m apart and connected by a 100m long cable. Find the distance of the lowest point of cable to the ground?

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