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

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Snake is caught at 12 m from the hole.
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