Question

î0., A guy wire attached to a vertical pole of height 18 m
a
is 24 m long and has a stake attached to the other
end. How far from the base of the pole should the
stake be driven so that the wire will be taut? CREJ​

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Let AB (=24m ) be guy wire attached to a vertical pole BC of height 18 m. To keep the wire taut let it fixed to stake at A Then ABC is a right triangle right angled at C

∴AB

2

=AC

2

+BC

2

so ∴24

2

=AC

2

+18

2

or AC

2

=576−324

or AC

2

=252

or AC=

252

=6

7

cm

therefore the stake may be placed at a distance of 6

7