Question

TWO POLES OF HEIGHTS 4M AND 10M STAND ON A PLANE GROUND.IF THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THEIR FEET IS 8M,FIND THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THEIR TOPS.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Two poles of height 6m and 11m stands on a plane ground, where distance between their feet is 12m, so the distance between the top of the two poles is 13 m. The Pythagoras theorem works only for right-angled triangles.

Answer 2

Answer:

Please open and read the attached image first for better understanding.

ok, now Pythagoras theorem says that in a right angled triangle ABC and B = 90° the longest side or the hypotenuse is lets say AC then the base is BC and the other arm is AB

so, read this carefully (AB square or AB^2) + (BC square or BC^2) = AC^2

for eg in the given question the base or BC is 8 and the arm is 6 we have to take out the hypotenuse which is AB^2 or 6^2 + BC^2 or 8^2

= AC^2 which is 10^2 how?

so, we know 6 sq is 36 and 8 sq is 64

36 + 64 = 100 = 10^2

so your answer is 10

hope it helps.