Answer:The slant height of the top is 5 m, and the height of the cylinder is 9 m. Find the distance between P and Q, to the nearest cm. 0 height of small triangle.
Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:
Given

Required
Solve

Open Brackets


Collect Like Terms


Solve for x


Simplify and solve quadratic equation:

So numerically the only solution is x=-4.
However, mathematically, there are two solutions, {-4,-4}, or x=4,multiplicity 2.