Question

A peacock is sitting on the top of a pillar, which is 9 meters high.
From a point 27 meters away from the foot of the pillar, it saw a snake.
Seeing the snake, the peacock pounces on the snake.
Assuming the speeds are equal, at what distance away was the snake caught?

Answer 1

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By using Pythagoras their ,we get

=

${(9) +}^{2} {(27)}^{2}$

= 81+776

=

$\sqrt{810} = 28.460cm$

hence found