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A ladder 7m long leans against a wall .its foot is 2m from the wall.calculate how far from the wall the ladder reaches
4 years ago

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oobleck
Well, I'd say if the foot is 2m from the wall, the ladder reaches 2m from the wall ...

But, since you probably want to know the third side of the triangle,

Use the Pythagorean Theorem
√(7^2 - 2^2) = √45 = 6.7 m
4 years ago
Ekwelum rita
Is there another method
4 years ago
Semilore
Rita what r u doing here
4 years ago
Efrod
Another method
4 years ago

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