Question

for the celebration of a republic day a person has arranged national flag on a pole of height 9m ladder used for this purpose is 15m long find the distance between the feet of a ladder and a pole what will be tge distance between the feet of ladder and pole when th e height of pole is 4m and length of ladder is 5m​

Answer 1

Answer:

12 M

Step-by-step explanation:

The pole is placed perpendicular to the ground so it is making 90 degree

By applying Pythagoras theorem

15^2 = 9^2 + (base)^2

225 = 81 + (base)^2

144 = (base)^2

base = 12

So , the base is equal to 12 m