A pole of height 3 meter is struck by a spending car and breaks into two pieces such that the first piece is ½ of the second. Find the length of both pieces.
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x+y=3.....(1)
x=y/2.....(2)
solving equation (1) and (2)
substitute the value of x from (2) into (1)
y/2+y=3
3y/2=3
3y= 6
y=2
substitute y in (2),
x=2/2
x=1
therefore,the length of first piece is 1 meter and the length of second piece is 2 meter.
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