Crossing Ropes Height Challenge | Class 10 Maths

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The Crossing Ropes Height Challenge

CBSE Class 10 · Solve it one decision at a time. A wrong pick earns a nudge, never the answer.

Step 1 of 7

The problem

Two vertical poles of heights

12\text{ m}

and

6\text{ m}

stand on flat horizontal ground. Ropes connect the top of each pole to the base of the opposite pole. With the distance between the two poles completely UNKNOWN, at what height

h

above the ground do the two ropes cross?

Step 1 · Your move

Before seeing the step-by-step breakdown, what crossing height $h$ did you find?

Poles AB (12 m) and CD (6 m) · Ropes cross at E (height h = EF) · Distance d is unknown

Helpful?

Before seeing the step-by-step breakdown, what crossing height hhh did you find?

Before seeing the step-by-step breakdown, what crossing height $h$ did you find?