Problema Solution

A 150 foot cable runsfrom the top of a utiliy pole

to its anchor point in the ground. At a point 6 feet along the cablefrom the anchor

ˏthe cable is 2 feet above the ground. Given that the cable does not sagˏ how

tall is the utility pole.

Answer provided by our tutors

let 'h' be the height of the utility pole


150 : h = 6 : 2


by solving we find


h = 50 ft


the utility pole is 50 feet tall.