Jul 12, 2018
A cable of 80 meters (m) is hanging from the top of two poles that are both 50 m from the ground. What is the distance between the two poles, to one decimal ...
Can You Solve Amazon's Hanging Cable Interview Question?
A version of part (b) was asked as an Amazon interview question.
A cable of 80 meters (m) is hanging from the top of two poles that are both 50 m from the ground. What is the distance between the two poles, to one decimal place, if the center of the cable is:
(a) 20 m above the ground? (b) 10 m above the ground?
I added part (a) since it is interesting mathematically. And I admit I did not solve it, but it was fun so I wanted to share. Watch the video for a solution.
Video https://youtu.be/l_ffdarcJiQ
Blog https://wp.me/p6aMk-82a