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A15meterslongladderreachedawindow12metershighfromthegroundonplacingitagainstawallatadistance‘q’metersfromthefootofladder.Findthedistance(q)ofthefootoftheladderfromthewall. |
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Answer» Answer: 225-144=169==>169^1/2=13metres q=13 metres Step-by-step explanation: The ladder forms a right ANGLED triangle with the wall. The height of the ladder forms the hypotenuse and the height of window is the PERPENDICULAR. The distance forms the base, which is q. Pythagoras theorem is used to solve the problem for q. q^2+12^2=15^2 |
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