Answer: Height at which the wire is attached to the pole is 12 feet.
Explanation:
Since we have given that
Length of the wire = 20 feet
Let the height at which wire is attached to the pole be h
and distance along the ground from the bottom of the pole to the end of the wire be x+4
Now, it forms a right angle triangle so, we can apply "Pythagorus theorem".
[tex]H^2=B^2+P^2\\\\20^2=x^2+(x+4)^2\\\\400=x^2+x^2+8x+16\\\\400=2x^2+8x+16\\\\400=2(x^2+4x+8)\\\\200=x^2+4x+8\\\\x^2+4x-192=0\\\\x^2+16x-12x-192=0\\\\x(x+16)-12(x+16)=0\\\\(x+16)(x-12)=0\\\\x=-16\ and\ 12[/tex]
But height cant be negative so, height will be 12 feet.
Hence, height at which the wire is attached to the pole is 12 feet.
