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Question 10 A guy wire attached to a vertical pole of height 18 m 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?

Class 10 - Math - Triangles Page 151

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Answered by nikitasingh79
212
Figure is in the attachment.

Let AB be the pole and AC be the wire.

In ΔABC, using Pythagoras theorem

AC² = AB² + BC²
24² = 182 + BC²
BC² = 576 – 324
BC²= 252

BC²= √36×7

BC = 6√7 m

Hence , the distance of  the stake from the base of pole is 6√7 m.

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Answered by TrapNation
117
Let AB be the pole and AC be the wire.
By Pythagoras theorem,

AC2 = AB2 + BC2
242 = 182 + BC2
BC2 = 576 - 324
BC2 = 252
BC = 6√7m
Therefore, the distance from the base is 6√7m

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