SOLUTION: Please can someone answer this question for me: A ladder is leaning against a wall. The base of the ladder is 1.5m from the base of the wall. The top of the ladder touches the wal

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Question 882306: Please can someone answer this question for me:
A ladder is leaning against a wall. The base of the ladder is 1.5m from the base of the wall. The top of the ladder touches the wall a point 4m above the ground. What is the slope of the ladder?

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A ladder is leaning against a wall. The base of the ladder is 1.5m from the base of the wall. The top of the ladder touches the wall a point 4m above the ground. What is the slope of the ladder?
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Slope = rise/run = 4/1.5
= 8/3