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A tool shed, 250cm high and 100cm deep, is built agaisnt a wall. Calculate the shortest ladder that can reach from the ground, over the shed, tot he wall behind.
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The shortest length of the ladder is the length of the diagonal of a right triangle with horizontal and vertical sides equal to 100cm and 250cm respectively.
Solve for the diagonal using Pythagoras theorem.
Solve for the diagonal using Pythagoras theorem.
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