Question

Find the length of the largest pole that can be placed in a hall 10 m long, 10 m wide and 5 m high

Answer 1

Answer:

15 m

Explanation:

longest pole = diagonal

diagonal = square root of sum of squares of l,b,h

= square root of ( l^2 + b^2 + h^2)

=square root of (100 + 100 + 25)

= square root of 225

= 15