Question

A guy wire attached to a vertical pole of height 18 m is 24 m long 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 taut?

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer 2

6√7 m

Step-by-step explanation:

The wire, pole and stake form a right-angled triangle with the wire being the hypotenuse.

So, we know that:

24²  = 18²  + x² , where x is the stake.  

576 = 324 + x²  

x²  = 576 - 324 = 252

Therefore x = √252 = 6√7 m