Question

A cable is tied to the of a flagpole and it is connected to the ground 6 yards away from the base of the . If the flagpole is 8 yards high, how long is the cable?

Answer 1

Answer:

10 yard

Step-by-step explanation:

here... imagine...

flag pole. is perpendicular to the ground and is 8 yards high...

so ...

we can form right angled triangle having hypotenuse .. which is rope...

so by pythagoras theorem...

h =

$\sqrt{p{ }^{2} + b {}^{2} }$

so... it would be...

$\sqrt{6 { }^{2} + 8 {}^{2} }$

i.e.. 10