SOLUTION: Use the Theorem of Pythagoras a2 +b2 = c2 to calculate the following: (7)
A point on the ground is 6 m from a pole that is 12 m tall. Calculate the length of a straight line bet
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A point on the ground is 6 m from a pole that is 12 m tall. Calculate the length of a straight line bet
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Question 205336: Use the Theorem of Pythagoras a2 +b2 = c2 to calculate the following: (7)
A point on the ground is 6 m from a pole that is 12 m tall. Calculate the length of a straight line between this point and the top of the pole.
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A point on the ground is 6 m from a pole that is 12 m tall. Calculate the length of a straight line between this point and the top of the pole.
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Let x = length of a straight line between this point and the top of the pole
then applying Pythagorean Theorem we get:
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6^2 + 12^2 = x^2
36 + 144 = x^2
180 = x^2
sqrt(180) = x
13.416 m = x
