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Oh, I was thinking of a triangle going from P to the wire... Thank you very much

But I can't. I'm given the height, and am trying to solve for the base. The hypotenuse eludes me. There are no similar triangles or angles I can use... I've tried everything I can think of, clearly there is something here I just don't know how to do.

No, I haven't. How would that help, though? Also, I don't think I know how to calculate that length...

Hello, I've been studying for a physics exam and this problem has driven me almost nuts. It's incredibly simple and yet I can never get the exact answer. I've seen it in several variations (different numbers, asking for a different variable) and in all cases it makes no sense. Here it is...