Question

A ladder 17m long reaches a window which is 8 m above the ground on one side of street keeping it's foot at the same point, the ladder is turned to the other side of the street to reach a window 15 m high . Find the width of the street.

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Answer 1

in short

use Pythagoras theorem in triangle FBE

and triangle GDE according to the figure .

u will get the value of BE and ED .

add both the value .

u will get the width of the road .

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