Two poles of height 12m and 20m stand on a plane ground. If the distance between the feet of the poles is 15m. then find the distance between their tops.
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add it will be a right angled triangle
therefore
h^2=p^2+b^2 (Pythagoras theorem)
p=8m
b=15m
h= hypotenuse (distance between their tops)
h^2=8^2+15^2
h^2=64+225
h^2=289
h=√289
h=17
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therefore
h^2=p^2+b^2 (Pythagoras theorem)
p=8m
b=15m
h= hypotenuse (distance between their tops)
h^2=8^2+15^2
h^2=64+225
h^2=289
h=√289
h=17
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