a ladder 5 M long reaches a window of a house so 4 metre above the ground determine the distance of the foot of the ladder from the house
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The height of window is altitude
I.e. altitude = 4m
Length of ladder is hypotenuse = 5m
We have to find distance = base
By pythagoras theorum
Hypo^2 = base^2 + altitude^2
= 5^2 = base^2 + 4^2
25 = base^2 +16
25-16 = base^2
9 = base^2
Base = 3
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I.e. altitude = 4m
Length of ladder is hypotenuse = 5m
We have to find distance = base
By pythagoras theorum
Hypo^2 = base^2 + altitude^2
= 5^2 = base^2 + 4^2
25 = base^2 +16
25-16 = base^2
9 = base^2
Base = 3
Hope it helps.
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