a peacock is sitting on the top of the Piller 9m high.from a point of 27m away from the bottom of the Piller,a snake is coming to his hole the base of the Piller, seeing the peacock pounces on the sanke. if their speed are equal what is the hole from the snake cought
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Let the distance covered by the peacock be AC = x m
Hence the distance covered by the snake is DC = x m
In right ΔABC, by Pythagoras theorem we have
AC2 = AB2 + BC2
x2 = 92 + (27 – x)2
x2 = 81 + 729 – 54x + x2
54x = 810
∴ x = 15
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Let the distance covered by the peacock be AC = x m
Hence the distance covered by the snake is DC = x m
In right ΔABC, by Pythagoras theorem we have
AC2 = AB2 + BC2
x2 = 92 + (27 – x)2
x2 = 81 + 729 – 54x + x2
54x = 810
∴ x = 15
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