SOLUTION: two vertical poles AB and CD, 24 m apart. if the pole AB is 28 m high and CD is 18 m high then find the distance between their tops.

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Question 756242: two vertical poles AB and CD, 24 m apart. if the pole AB is 28 m high and CD is 18 m high then find the distance between their tops.
Answer by knighty2002uk(39) About Me  (Show Source):
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AB = 28m
CD = 18m
Distance = 24m
AB-CD=10m
Hypotenus = sqrt%28a%5E2%2Bb%5E2%29
therefore
sqrt(10^2+24^2)=26m