Question:
A guy wire attached to a vertical pole of height 18 m is 24 m long and has a stake attached to the otherend. How far from the base of the pole should the stake be driven so that the wire will be taut?
Answer:
Let BC =18 Is the pole and BD =24 is the length of wire.
We have to find the value of CD
Now from Pythagorize Theorem,
BD2 = BC2 + CD2
=> 242 = 182 + CD2
=> 576 = 324 + CD2
=> CD2 = 576-324
=> CD2 = 252
=> CD = √252
=> CD = √(6*6*7)
=> CD = 6√7
So distance from base of pole is 6√7m
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