Question

A 17 m long ladder reached a window 15 m high from the ground on placing it against a wall at a distance ‘a’. Find the distance of the foot of the ladder from the wall











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Answer 1

Answer:

8 m

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer 2

Answer:

a= 8 m

length of the ladder( hypotenuse) = 17 m

height of the window( height) = 15 m

distance( base) = a

as per pythegorus theorem

a^2= 17^2-15^2

=√ 289-225= √ 64= 8 m