SOLUTION: A ladder 10m long is made to rest aganist a wall. Its lower end touches the ground at a distance of 6m from the wall.At what height above the ground the upper end of the ladder res
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Question 907400: A ladder 10m long is made to rest aganist a wall. Its lower end touches the ground at a distance of 6m from the wall.At what height above the ground the upper end of the ladder rests against the wall?
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Use Pythagoras.
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