Question

Foot of a 10 m long ladder leaning against a vertical wall is 6 metres away from the base of the wall. Find the height of the point on the wall where the top of the ladder reaches

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

let us make a triangle abc

the height is 10m,

the base is 6m,

by pythagoras theorem,

ab(square)=√bc(square)-√ac(square)

ab(square)=√10(square)-√6(square)

ab(square)=√100-√36

Ab(square)=√64

Ab=8m.

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