Question

A 26 m long ladder reached a window 24 m from the ground on placing it against a wall. Find the distance of the foot of the ladder from the wall

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the foot of the ladder from the wall be x.

=> $24^{2}$ + $x^{2}$ = $26^{2}$

=> 576 + $x^{2}$ = 676

=> $x^{2}$ = 676 - 576

=> $x^{2}$ = 100

=> $x^{2}$ = $10^{2}$

$x$ = 10

The distance from the foot of the ladder to the wall is 10m