Question

A pole broke at a point but did not separate its top touched the ground at a distance of 5 metre from its base if the point where it broke is at a height of 12 m from the ground what was the total height of pole before it broke

Answer 1

let it broke at point A
total height =AB+AC

height after it broke =AB=12m
base =5m
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total height is 25m

Answer 2

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