SOLUTION: Two hallways of fixed widths (A) and (B) meet at a right angle. What is the greatest possible length of a ladder that can be carried horizontally around the corner?
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Question 867085: Two hallways of fixed widths (A) and (B) meet at a right angle. What is the greatest possible length of a ladder that can be carried horizontally around the corner?
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This has me completely stumped :-(
(the question shows up with A very skinny, but I typed it to look like a hallway. Hope that isn't confusing. A is width of the verticlal hallway; B is the width of the horizontal one.) Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The problem is a lot harder than I initially thought and unfortunately it requires knowledge of calculus to fully understand how they get the solution (as shown in the page below)
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