Question

Two poles of heights 16m and 7m stand on a plane ground. If the distance between

their feet is 12m, the distance between their tops is​

Answer 1

Answer:

Let AB and DE be the two poles.

☛According to the question: AB = 13 m

DE = 7 m

☛Distance between their bottoms = BE = 8 m

☛ Draw a perpendicular DC to AB from D, meeting AB at C.

☛We get: DC = 8m, AC = 6 m

☛Applying, Pythagoras theorem in right-angled triangle ACD, we have,

AD²=DC²+AC²

8²+6²

64+36=100

AD=10m