Oz's QUestion of the day #203 (29/1/10) Maths !

[OZXJR]

A cable, 16 meters in length, hangs between two pillars that are both 15 meters high.
The ends of the cable are attached to the tops of the pillars.
At its lowest point, the cable hangs 7 meters above the ground.

How far apart are the two pillars ?


PM answers please.

 

[Kazza]

You'd laugh if you saw how I worked this one out.....

PM on it's way

 

[SirIsaac]

Pillar separation PMed.

 

[Coopdman]

I laughed at myself at how I worked this one out... nice one Mick!

 

[Have2BeFree]

You're kidding..........right?

 

[krid80]

pee-emmed :Flash:

 

[Less]

PM sent, this was actually easier than first thought.

 

[MaxRyan]

Pm sent .....

 

[ELIZABETH]

Wow, I could actually have figured this out with MATH!!!! No worries! PM sent.

 

[stryken]

I am just gonna give it my best try because I refuse to get out pencils and yarn! PM sent >>---pm---->


OK .. I am going to use paper and pencil though.

 

[C-bus Biker]

Maths!!!! I love Friday.

 

[teej21012]

PM sent. woohoo

 

[BusyWeb]

Because it is a little easier one, I dare sent PM.. ha ha ha

Hope, I got correct answer.
Tried to Calc., but didn't need to after simple notepad drawing???

 

[x47b3207]

The PM is sent.

 

[craig007]

pm sent....

 

[tymensen]

pm sent......first try at the question of the day

 

[OZXJR]

Answer:0 mtrs,they are right next to each other.

Rep and casino cash winners:SirIsaac,Senior and Coopdman

Rep winners:Max Ryan,Elizabeth,C-Bus Biker,Stryken,Teej21012,Busyweb,z47b3207,Craig007 and Tymensen

Nicely worked out guys :thumbup:

Live4snow,you were correct also,but it is in the rules that if you win one you must miss the next one.

 

[Senior]

I appear to be a WINNER

:cheer: :cheer: :cheer:

 

[Less]

Didn't you get my PM. I beleive I got it right???