SOLUTION: In a house that is being renovated two corridors meet at right angles, as shown on the diagram. Workmen attempting to take the ladder around the corner get stuck when it is at the

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Question 1181297: In a house that is being renovated two corridors meet at right angles, as shown on the diagram. Workmen attempting to take the ladder around the corner get stuck when it is at the angle of 45 degrees.
a. Determine the length of the ladder.
b. Determine the length of a 2-nd ladder that got
stuck when it was at an angle of 𝟔𝟎° with the
wall of the 1m corridor.
Answer by ikleyn(52908) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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It is not a conscientious way to present the problem, referring to the figure/picture which is not presented in the post.