Question

14. Apole 13
13. m high stands 12 m away from a building which is 18 m high. Find the distance between the top
pole and the top of the building
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Answer 1

Answer:

so the answer is 13 meters

Answer 2

Answer:

AB=13

CD=18

BC=12

Join AE

AE=12

CE=18-13=5

By Pythagoras theorem,

$ac = \sqrt{ {12}^{2} + {5}^{2} } = \sqrt{144 + 25} = \sqrt{169 } = 13$