Question

Una tirolina de 26 m de largo está atada entre dos postes que están separados por 24 m. Si Manuela monta la tirolina desde el primer poste a una altura de 50 m, ¿cuál es la diferencia entre los dos postes?

Answer 1

Answer:

The difference between the heights of the poles is 10m

Step-by-step explanation:

The distance between poles is 24 m

The length of the cable is 26m

You first use the Pythagoras' theorem to calculate the vertical distance between the end of one pole and the end of the other one.

$c_2=\sqrt{h^2-c_1^2}\\\\c_2=\sqrt{(26m)^2-(24m)^2}=\sqrt{100}m=10m$

The difference between the heights of the poles is 10m

The higher pole has height of 50m

Then, the lower pole has a height of 50m - 10m = 40m