Question

A taut wire 17m long is attached to the top of a tower and the ground. The wire is 15m away from the base of the tower.
(i) Calculate the height of the tower

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Length of a wire=17m

height of the base of the tower till the bottom of the wire= 15m

(We know that the height of the bottom end of the wire + the length of the wire is the total height of the tower because the wire is attached to the top of the tower)

Therefore, 17m+15m = 32m

Thus the height of the tower is 32m