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Two vertical poles of heights, 20 m and 80 m stand a part on a horizontal plane. The height (in meters) of the point of intersection of the lines joining the top of each pole to the foot of the other, from this horizontal plane is :

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Solution

From triangle BCD, tan α\alpha = 80x{{80} \over x} and from triangle BFE, tan α\alpha = hy{{h} \over y} \therefore 80x{{80} \over x} = hy{{h} \over y} \Rightarrow y=hx80y = {{hx} \over {80}} ........ (1) From triangle ABC, tan β\beta = 20x{{20} \over x} and from triangle EFC, tan β\beta = hxy{{h} \over {x-y}} \therefore 20x{{20} \over x} = hxy{{h} \over {x-y}} \Rightarrow xy=hx20x-y = {{hx} \over {20}} ........ (2) By adding equation (1) and (2) we get, x = hx80{{hx} \over {80}} + hx20{{hx} \over {20}} \Rightarrow 1 = h80{{h} \over {80}} + h20{{h} \over {20}} \Rightarrow h = 16 m \therefore Height of intersection point is 16 m

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