SOLUTION: how far from the wall must you place a ladder of length 12m if the ladder is to touch a point 10 m above the ground
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Question 421214: how far from the wall must you place a ladder of length 12m if the ladder is to touch a point 10 m above the ground
Answer by Gogonati(855) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Solve:The ladder with the wall and floor define a right triangle,We apply the Pythagorean theorem:
(Where x is the distance of ladder from the wall)
Answer: We must place the ladder sqrt(44)}}m.
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