Answer:
The maximum safe rescue height is 104.6 feet above the height of the ground.
Step-by-step explanation:
Consider a triangle ABC where C is the point where the rescue ladder is standing and AB be the building and Ladder making an angle of 72° as shown.
We have to find the height of the building.
Let x be the height of building
Using Trigonometric ratio,





So, the maximum safe rescue height is 104.6 feet above the height of
the ground.
Find the area of the triangles and smal ler square and add them together ; and find the area of the complete square and set them equal to each other (these are known truths)
triangle: l×w /2
square: s^2
There are 4 triangles so
4 (1/2ab)+c^2= (a+b)(a+b)
simplify
2ab+c^2= a^2+2ab+b^2
-2ab both sides
c^2=a^2+b^2
tada!! it's proven :)
Just draw a graph and plot them on the graph then count how many squares (in short) there is between them.