Junior Certificate Examination 2011 Sample Paper Mathematics Page 20
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24Question 16
(Suggested maximum time: 10 minutes)
The Leaning Tower of Pisa is 55·863 m tall and leans 3·9 m from the perpendicular, as shown
below. The Suurhusen Church in north-western Germany is 27·37 m tall and leans 2·47 m from the
perpendicular.
Suurhusen
Pisa
3·9 m
By providing diagrams and suitable calculations and explanations, decide which tower should enter
the Guinness Book of Records as the Most Tilted Tower in the World.
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