Hi everybody, I wanted to see how well you guys and girls are able to do geometry, and how good you are, whether you are 11 or 51, let's see if you can solve this simple problem. The first one to answer correctly gets ten bonus points! (NOTE: You must show as much work as possible to get credit)
Okay folks, here's the problem:
In a field, there are two telephone poles, perpendicular to the ground. The first pole is 30 feet tall, and the second one is 20 feet tall. Each pole has a wire extended from the its own top to the other's base. Here's the tricky part. If the poles are fifty feet away, and the field is perfectly flat, at what point do the two wires cross?
Okay people, let's see if you can get it.
HINT: Use the pythagorean theorem (a^2+b^2=c^2), and then go from there.
2007-02-23
11:41:28
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tinomart99
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