Question

Two poles of height 25m and 20m stands upright in the field .The distance between the poles is 12m find the distance between thier tops

Answer 1

Hey There,


Here's how you can solve the question.

First make a diagram.

Consider my solution image.

Let the 25 m pole be AD.
Let the 20 m pole be BE.

We are given that distance between poles is 12 m.

So, DE = 12 m
So, BC = 12 m too

Now, A and B are the tops of poles. We need distance AB.

Now, consider AC.

We can easily see that AC = 5 m.

Now, ∆ABC is a right angled triangle.

So, AB² = AC²+BC² = 5²+12²

So, AB = 13 m


Thus, distance between tops of poles is 13 m.

Hope it helps
Purva
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