Question

The height of the pole is 49 meters. Due to rusting, it broke at a height of 24 meters from the ground. Find the distance it touches the ground from the foot of the pole?

Answer 1

Answer:

7m

Step-by-step explanation:

It forms a triangle as the upper part of the pole broke and fell down forming the hypotenuse.

49 - 24 = 25m => hypotenuse

24m => perpendicular (As pole of length 24m is left out.)

According to the pythagoras theorem,

a²+b²=c²

24² + x² = 25²

576 + x² = 625

x² = 625 - 576

x² = 49

x = 7m

Therefore, the distance the pole touches to the ground from the foot of the pole is 7m.

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