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An event coordinator is setting up a holiday light display using a right triangle structure where the height of the pole equals the distance from the base to the anchor stake. According to the seven-step problem-solving strategy, when solving the simplified equation 2x2=100{}2x^2 = 100 for the pole's height, the negative square root must be discarded because a physical measurement like distance cannot be negative.

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