Example 2: An electrician has to repair an electricfault on a pole of height 5 m. She needs to reach apoint 1.3m below the top of the pole to undertake therepair work (see Fig. 9.5). What should be the lengthof the ladder that she should use which, when inclinedat an angle of 60° to the horizontal, would enable herto reach the required position? Also, how far fromthe foot of the pole should she place the foot of theladder? (You may take V3 = 1.73)

Example 2: An electrician has to repair an electricfault on a pole of

1.	Example 2: An electrician has to repair an electricfault on a pole of height 5 m. She needs to reach apoint 1.3m below the top of the pole to undertake therepair work (see Fig. 9.5). What should be the lengthof the ladder that she should use which, when inclinedat an angle of 60° to the horizontal, would enable herto reach the required position? Also, how far fromthe foot of the pole should she place the foot of theladder? (You may take V3 = 1.73)
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