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A 15m long ladder reached a window 12m high from the ground on placing it against a wall at a distance 'm' . Find the distance of the foot of the ladder from the wall
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Sia ? 5 years, 5 months ago


Let the distance of the foot of the ladder from the wall be x m. Then,
x2 + 122 = 152   . . . . [By Pythagoras Property]
x2 + 144 = 225
x2 = 225 – 144
x2 = 81  
x = 9
Hence, the distance of the foot of the ladder from the wall is 9 m.

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