Question

A pole of height 3 meter is struck by a speeding car and breaks into two pieces such that the first pieces is 1/2 of the second.Find the length of both pieces​

Answer 1

Answer:

Height of pole : 3 meters

Let first piece be x

And second piece be y

x + y = 3

x = y/2

Solving equation (1) and (2)

Therefore, The length of first piece is 1 meter and the length of second piece is 2.

Answer 2

Answer:

the length of both peices is 1,2