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A metal beam, AB is 6 metres long. It is hinged at the top , P, of a vertical post 1 metre high. When B touched the ground as shown in figure 1. When A comes down to the ground , B rises , as shown in the figure 2. By calculating the length of AP, or otherwise , find the height of B above the ground. 
Asked by saniyasadaf2008 | 30 May, 2020, 04:22: PM
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It can be solved using the criteria of similar triangles as follows:
Answered by Renu Varma | 02 Jun, 2020, 10:07: AM

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