college math 1012 qeustion 1

Question

A -foot string of lights will be attached to the top of a -foot pole for a holiday display. How far away from the base of the pole should the end of the string of lights be anchored.

Answer 1

25 feet long lights attached to a 24 foot pole

while there must be more information to answer where the distance from the base of the pole the lights should be anchored, one answer sort of stands out: d = sqr(25^2- 24^2) = sqr(49) = 7 feet from the base

if you're looking for the smallest integer number