Question

A pole of height 3m is struck by a speeding car and breaks into two pieces such that the first piece is half of the second.Find the length of both pieces​

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

let the length of 2 individual piece is l1 and l2 and total length is 3m.

as per given condition

l1 = 0.5l2;

l1 + l2 = 3;

0.5l2 +l2 = 3;

1.5 l2 = 3

l2 = 3/1.5 = 2 m;

l1= 0.5 l2 = 1 m