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A 15 m long ladder reached a window 12 m high from the ground on placing it against a wall at a distance a. Find the distance of the foot of the ladder from the wall.
A 15 m long ladder reached a window 12 m high from the ground on placing it against a wall at a distance a. Find the distance of the foot of the ladder from the wall.
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Solution and Explanation
By applying Pythagoras theorem,
\((15)^2= (12)^2 + a^2\)
\(225 = 144 + a^2\)
\(a^2 =225 - 144 = 81\)
\(a = 9\;m\)
Therefore, the distance of the foot of the ladder from the wall is \(9\) \(m\).
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