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Vladimir [108]
3 years ago
5

A woman is trapped in a burning building, 60 feet above the ground. To rescue the woman, a fireman places the bottom of a large

ladder 40 feet from the base of the building. How long must the ladder be to reach the trapped woman?

Mathematics
1 answer:
AnnyKZ [126]3 years ago
5 0

Height of building =60 feet (where woman is trapped)

distance of bottom of ladder from base of building = 40 feet

This makes a right angled triangle as shown in figure.

here hypotenuse =length of ladder

base = distance of bottom of ladder from base of building = 40 feet

perpendicular =Height of building =60 feet (where woman is trapped)

So here we can use Pythagoras theorem to find the length of ladder.

Hypotenuse² = base² + perpendicular²

height of ladder = √(60² +(40)² = √3600 +1600 = √5200

height of ladder = 72.1 feet

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