Question

a pole broke at a point but did not separate its top touches the ground at a distance of 5 M 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 the pole before it broke.​

Answer 1

Answer:

25m

Step-by-step explanation:

As given in the above figure, it forms a right angled triangle.

Let the unknown side be x

By using the pythogoras theorem,

x²=5²+12²

x²=25+144

x²=169

x=√169

x=13m

so the total height before the pole broke off,

13+12=25m