Question: Two guy wires, one 140 ft long and the other 120 ft long, are attached at the same point of a TV tower with the

Two guy wires, one 140 ft long and the other 120 ft long, are attached at the same point of a TV tower with the longer one secured in the (level) ground 30 ft farther from the base of the tower than the shorter one. How high up on the tower are they attached?

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