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Approx. 33.5 m To solve you use Pythagorean Theorem: c2 = a2 + b2 , where c is the hypotenuse of the right triangle. In this case c will be the length of the guy wire. The length of one leg of the triangle will 10m and the other will be 32m (40m - 8m) So, c2 = (10m)2 + (32m)2 c2 = 100m2 + 1024m2 = 1124m2 c = SQRT (1124m2) or c = 33.53 m

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