The height of a tower is 80 ft. A guy wire is anchored at a distance from the base that is equal

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The height of a tower is 80 ft. A guy wire is anchored at a...

The height of a tower is $80 \mathrm{ft}$. A guy wire is anchored at a distance from the base that is equal to $80 \%$ of the height of the tower. The other end of this guy wire is connected to the tower $20 \mathrm{ft}$ below its top. Find the length of this guy wire. Round to the nearest whole number.

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