Answer:
Height of the pole = 6 feet,
Step-by-step explanation:
We have 2 congruent right angled triangles.
The base of each triangle is 1/2 * 16 = 8 feet and the hypotenuse is 10 feet long.
By Pythagoras:
10^2 = 8^2 + h^2 where h is the height of the pole>
h^2 = 10^2 - 8^2
h^2 = 100 - 64 = 36
h = 6 feet,
