Question

The shade cloth outside a workplace is 3m long the building is 2.4m high how far are the pegs from the base of the building

Answer 1

a^2 +b^2 =c^2

2.4^2+b^2=3^2

5.76+b^2=9

-5.76       -5.76

b^2=3.24

Find the square root of both sides

b=1.8