A telephone pole is 54 feet tall. A guy wire runs 83 feet, from point A at the top of the telephone pole, to the ground at point B. The base of the telephone pole is at point C. Triangle ABC is a right triangle. How far from the base of the telephone pole, to the nearest tenth of a foot, is the guy wire secured to the ground at point B?

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A telephone pole is 54 feet tall. A guy wire runs 83 feet, from point A at the top of the telephone pole, to the ground at point B. The base of the telephone pole is at point C. Triangle ABC is a right triangle.

How far from the base of the telephone pole, to the nearest tenth of a foot, is the guy wire secured to the ground at point B?

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