Mr.Brown is building a slide for his kids. The ladder is 3 meters tall ad the slide is 5 meters long. What is the distance between the ladder and the bottom of the slide?

Answer 1

a^2 + b^2 = c^2

3^2 + b^2 = 5^2

9 + b^2 = 25

b^2 = 16

b = 4