SOLUTION: Two vertical ropes have heights 6ft and 12 ft. a rope is stretched from the top of each pole to the bottom of the other. How far above the ground do the ropes cross?
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Question 484568: Two vertical ropes have heights 6ft and 12 ft. a rope is stretched from the top of each pole to the bottom of the other. How far above the ground do the ropes cross? Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Strangely, this is the same solution as parallel resistors or flow problems.
h = product/sum = 6*12/(6+12) = 72/18
h = 4 ft
