Question

A ladder 17 feet long is leaning against a wall. if the ladder , vertical wall and the floor from the bottom of the wall to the ladder form a right triangle,find the height of the wall where the top of the ladder meets if the distance between bottom of the wall to bottom of the ladder is7 feet less than the height of the wall?i already solved this sum ....but one confusion .....​

Answer 1

Answer:

what is confusion?….....use Pythagoras theorem

Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

let the height be x ft.

as it mentioned right triangle.

we can follow Pythagoras theorem.