SOLUTION: Hi I have a piece of wood that is 3.35 metres long, and can lean it against a wall that has a max height of 1.8 metres. What is the distance from the wall to the end of the pie

Question 854777: Hi
I have a piece of wood that is 3.35 metres long, and can lean it against a wall that has a max height of 1.8 metres. What is the distance from the wall to the end of the piece of wood that would be on the ground?
Thanks
David
Answer by rothauserc(4718) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You have a right triangle, so we can use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the distance from the wall to the end of piece of wood
(1.8)^2 + x^2 = (3.35)^2
3.24 + x^2 = 11.22
x^2 = 7.87
x = 2.81 meters

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