Question

A guy attached a wire 24 m long to a vertical pole of height 18 m and has a stake attached to the other end. How far from the base of the pole should the stake be driven so that the wire will be tight?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Let AB be the pole and AC be the wire.

By Pythagoras theorem,

AC

2

=AB

2

+BC

2

(24)

2

=(18)

2

+(BC)

2

(BC)

2

=576−324

(BC)

2

=252

BC=6

7

m

Therefore, the distance from the base is 6

7

m

Answer 2

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