a ladder 10m long reaches a window which is 8m above te ground on one side of the road keeping tis foot at the some point the ladder is turned to tje other side of the road to reach a window 6m high what is the width of te he road.
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2m
Step-by-step explanation:
length of ladder = 10
using pythagoras theorem,
in first case
10^2=8^2+x^2
x^2=100-64
x^2=36
x=6
in second case,
10^2=6^2+y^2
y^2=100-36
y^2=64
y=8
width of road=y-x
=8-6
=2
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