Answer: 20.71 m
Step-by-step explanation:
Given
the length of the poles are 25m and 35 m
The length of the cable is 23 m
Suppose the distance between them is x
From the figure, apply Pythagoras theorem
Distance between Poles is 20.71 m
It should be the first answer choice between those two
First, let x be the number of hours it will take for Hector to finish the same job alone. This means that every hour, Hector can do 1/x of the job. The amount of work done by Shawn and Hector in 6 hours should be equal to 1 complete work. This can be expressed as,
(1/9 + 1/x)(6) = 1
The value of x is 18. Thus, Hector can to 1/18 of the job in one hour.
