document.write( "Question 1201106: A vertical aerial AB 9.6m high stands on ground which is inclined 12 degrees to the horizontal. A stay connects the top of the aerial A to a point C on the ground 10m downhill from B the foot of the aerial. Determine the length of the stay and the angle the stay makes with the ground. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #853614 by n2(36) ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! . \n" ); document.write( "A vertical aerial AB 9.6m high stands on ground which is inclined 12 degrees to the horizontal. \n" ); document.write( "A stay connects the top of the aerial A to a point C on the ground 10m downhill from B the foot of the aerial. \n" ); document.write( "Determine the length of the stay and the angle the stay makes with the ground. \n" ); document.write( "~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "@CPhill copy-pasted the solution by @mananth and placed it under his name (even without acknowledgment).\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So, both \"solutions\" by @CPhill and by @mananth are identical and both incorrectly interpret the given conditions,\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so both solutions are incorrect. The problem says \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"A stay connects the top of the aerial A to a point C on the ground 10m \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "but @mananth interpreted in his solution as if\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"A stay connects the top of the aerial A to a point C on the ground 10m \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "For correct solution, see the post by @ikleyn at this spot.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Ignore both posts by @CPhill and @mananth - their solutions both are irrelevant to the given problem.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |