Question

A ladder, 26 m long, reaches the top of a house which is 10 m above
the ground, on one side of the street. Keeping its feet at the same
point, the ladder is turned to the other side of the street to reach the
top of another house. Find the height of the top of the other house,
if the street is 34 m wide.​

Answer 1

Answer:

$From figure △DAC and △EBC are right angled triangle.So, by pythagorous theorem, we getAC=24m And, CB=7mWidth of the street =AC+CB⟹24+7=31m$

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