SOLUTION: There is a building with a 5.2 metres high window. You want to use a ladder to go up to the window, and you decide to keep the ladder 1.5 metres away from the building to have a go
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Question 757263: There is a building with a 5.2 metres high window. You want to use a ladder to go up to the window, and you decide to keep the ladder 1.5 metres away from the building to have a good slant. How long should the ladder be? Answer by Cromlix(4381) (Show Source):
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You have the two sides of a right angled triangle
and you want to find the hypotenuse.
Wall height^2 + ground length^2 = hypotenuse^2
5.2^2 + 1.5^2 = hypotenuse^2
Hypotenuse^2 = 29.29
Hypotenuse = square root of 29.29
Hypotenuse = 5.4m (1 decimal place)
So you need a 5.4m ladder.
Hope this helps.
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