Question

A peacock is sitting on the top of a pillar. Which is 9 m high. From a point 37 m away from the bottom of the pillar , a snake is coming to its hole at the base of the pillar . Seeing the snake the peacock pounces on it. if the speeds of peacock and snake are in the ratio 3 : 5. At what distance from the hole is the snake caught ?

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Seeing the snake the peacock pounces on it. if the speeds of peacock and snake are in the ratio 3 : 5. At what distance from the hole is the .

Answer 2

Answer:

As speed of both peacock and snake is same

so distance covered by both will be equal

let Say distance = x

snake will be at as distance of 27-x

peacock distance would be equal to

\begin{gathered} {9}^{2} + {(27 - x)}^{2} = {x}^{2} \\ 81 + 729 + {x}^{2} - 54x = {x}^{2} \\ x = \frac{810}{54} \\ x = 15\end{gathered}

9

2

+(27−x)

2

=x

2

81+729+x

2

−54x=x

2

x=

54

810

x=15

distance covered by both = 15 m

distance from hole = 27-15 = 12 m