A pole is needed to support a fence that is 15 feet tall. The pole will be placed 4 feet underground and connect to the top of the fence. The pole will be 30 feet from the fence at ground level. What size pole will need to be ordered?

abt 19 inches

Step-by-step explanation:

the direct variation says that:

then the equation is of the form is given by:

            where k is the constant variation.

from the given table:

consider any value of x and m(x)=y

x = 2 and m(x)=y = 3

substitute these value in [1]; we have;

divide both sides by 2 we get;

⇒

check:

put x = -1 and m(x) = -1.5

substitute in the equation:

-1.5 = -1.5                   true

therefore, the function m(x) represents a direct variation

graph of this function as shown below: