A peacock is sitting on the top of a pillar, which is 9m high. From a point 27m away from the bottom of the pillar, a snake is coming to its hole at the base of the pillar. Seeing the snake the peacock pounces on it. If their speeds are equal, at what distance from the whole is the snake caught?

Explanation

Let PQ be the pole and the peacock is sitting at the top P of the pole.

Let the hole be at `Q. `


Initially, the snake is at` S` and when the peacock notices the snake such that `QS=27m`



Suppose `v `m/sec is the Speed of both the Snake and the Peacock

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