A 12 meter tall building has a ladder leaning against it. The bottom of the ladder is situated 5 meter from the building. How lo

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iragen [17] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-16T22:20:42+03:00

13m

Explanation:

Use the attached diagram as the guide to this problem:

Height of the building = 12meter

distance of bottom of ladder from the building = 5meter

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Length of the ladder = ?

Solution:

To solve this problem, we use the pythagoras theorem

Hypotenuse = $\sqrt{opposite ^{2} + adjacent^{2} }$

Hypotenuse = ?

Adjacent = 5m

opposite = 12m

Hypotenuse = $\sqrt{12 ^{2} + 5^{2} }$ = $\sqrt{169}$ = 13m

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