A guy.rope on a tent is 1.5 m long. One end is fixed to the top of a vertical pole and the other is pegged to the ground. If the pole is 1.2 m high, how far is the pegged end of the rope from the base of the flagpole?

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th 10 m is tied to the top of a vertical flag pole.
When the rope is tight it can touch the ground at a distance of 4 m from the
base of the pole. Howw tall is the flagpole? Give your answer correct to the
%3D
nearest cm.
Height of the flag pole = 90Ocm
A guy.rope on a tent is 1.5 m long. Öne end is fixed to the top of a vertical
pole and the other is pegged to the ground. If the pole is 1.2 m high, how
far is the pegged end of the rope from the base of the flagpole?
Ron's dad
says
that Ron must not walk on the lawn. The lawn is a rectangle
with sides of lengths 10 m and 16 m. When his dad is looking, Ron walks
from his house to the gate by'walking along two edges of the lawn. When
his dad is not looking, Ron walks diagonally across the lawn.
How much further does Ron have to walk to get from the house to the ga
' Giye your answer to a suitable level of accura
Transcribed Image Text:th 10 m is tied to the top of a vertical flag pole. When the rope is tight it can touch the ground at a distance of 4 m from the base of the pole. Howw tall is the flagpole? Give your answer correct to the %3D nearest cm. Height of the flag pole = 90Ocm A guy.rope on a tent is 1.5 m long. Öne end is fixed to the top of a vertical pole and the other is pegged to the ground. If the pole is 1.2 m high, how far is the pegged end of the rope from the base of the flagpole? Ron's dad says that Ron must not walk on the lawn. The lawn is a rectangle with sides of lengths 10 m and 16 m. When his dad is looking, Ron walks from his house to the gate by'walking along two edges of the lawn. When his dad is not looking, Ron walks diagonally across the lawn. How much further does Ron have to walk to get from the house to the ga ' Giye your answer to a suitable level of accura
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