Question

A ladder 17 m long is placed aganist a window of a house which is at a height of 15 m. Find the the distance between the foot of the house and foot of the
ladder

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:height of window AC=15m

length of ladder AB =17m                     distance between foot of house and ladder BC=?                 by using pythagoras theorem             AB SQ=AC SQ+BC SQ             289=225+BC SQ                     289_225=BC SQ              64=BC SQ  BC=8M      YOUR ANSWER IS 8 M