Asked by Anonymous

How can you tell that the distance from the top of a ladder to the ground is longer than the distance from the base of the ladder to the wall?
Answered by Steve
if the angle the ladder makes with the ground is greater than 45 degrees.
Answered by Steve
or, equivalently, if the angle with the ground is greater than the angle with the wall. Because then the side opposite the greater angle is longer.
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