Question

the foot of ladder is 6 m away from a wall and its top reaches a window 8 m above the ground. if the ladder is shifted in such a way that its foot is 8m away from the wall,to what hight does its top reach

Answer 1

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The foot of ladder is 6 m away from a wall .
Its top reaches a window 8 m above the ground.

( The formation is that of a triangle )

So , the length of the ladder is ----->
√ ( 6² + 8² ) m= √ 10² m = 10 m .

In the new case ,

The ladder is 8 m away from the wall .

So ,
The top reaches till = √ ( 10² - 8² ) m = √ 6² m
= 6 m . [ Answer ] .

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