SOLUTION: A ladder 5.6 m long rests against a vertical wall 8 m high. Calculate the distance of the foot of the ladder to the foot of the wall.

Question 1132354: A ladder 5.6 m long rests against a vertical wall 8 m high. Calculate the distance of the foot of the ladder to the foot of the wall.
Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, greenestamps:
Answer by ikleyn(52855) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The condition is uncompleted.

It is not possible "to calculate" the distance under the question.

Answer by greenestamps(13203) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Required information is missing: how high on the wall the ladder reaches.

(The total height of the wall is irrelevant.)
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