8. A pole of height 3 metres is struck by a speeding car and breaks into two pieces
such that the first piece is 1/2 of the second. Find the length of both pieces.
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The height of the pole is 3 m
Let length of part 1 be x
And length of part 2 be x/2
Total length (part 1+part2)=3m
X+x/2=3
2x+x/2=3
3x/2=3
3x=6
X=2
Part1 length is 2m and part 2 length is 1m
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Let length of part 1 be x
And length of part 2 be x/2
Total length (part 1+part2)=3m
X+x/2=3
2x+x/2=3
3x/2=3
3x=6
X=2
Part1 length is 2m and part 2 length is 1m
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