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geometry senior

Problem

If two poles and high are apart, then the height of the intersection of the lines joining the top of each pole to the foot of the opposite pole is:
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Solution
The two poles formula says this height is half the harmonic mean of the heights of the two poles. (The distance between the poles is irrelevant.) So the answer is , or .
Final answer
C