Question

2 poles of height 17m and 10m are 15m apart from bottom. find the distance between their tops

Answer 1

Drawing a perpendicular line from shower pole to longer one will create a right triangle. Let the distance between 2 poles be d. Then, by using Pythagorian Theorem, we get d² = (17-10)² + 15² Solving for d gives d ~ 16.55 m