Q2. a man wants to reach a window which is 40 feet above the ground. the distance from the foot of the ladder to the wall is 9 feet. how long should the ladder be?
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Since wall is perpendicular to ground,
Therefore, wall becomes the perpendicular and ground the base of the right angled triangle.
Then, by using Pythagoras theorem,
ladder (hypotenous) = 41 feet .
Hope it helps!
Therefore, wall becomes the perpendicular and ground the base of the right angled triangle.
Then, by using Pythagoras theorem,
ladder (hypotenous) = 41 feet .
Hope it helps!
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