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24 April, 15:23

a ladder 13m long is placed on the ground in such a way that it touches the top of a vertical wall 12m high. find the distance of the foot of the ladder from the bottom of the wall

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  1. 24 April, 17:00
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    by applying Pythagoras theorem;

    the ladder (13m) acts as hypotenuse

    the wall (12m) acts as height

    the distance between the the two is the base

    therefore

    a² + b² = c²

    b² = c² - a²

    b² = 169 - 144

    b² = 25

    √b² = √25

    b = 5m

    the distance is 5m
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