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Two vertical poles, one 16 ft high and the other 24 ft high, stand 30 feet apart on a flat field. A
worker wants to support both poles by running rope from the ground to the top of each post. If
the worker wants to stake both ropes in the ground at the same point, where should the stake
be placed to use the least amount of rope?
What is 12ft from short pole or 18ft from the large pole