A ladder 13 m long rests against a vertical wall If the foot of the ladder is 5m from the foot of th...

Question

A ladder 13 m long rests against a vertical wall If the foot of the ladder is 5m from the foot of the wall find the distance of the other end of the ladder from the ground

Accepted Answer

Solution The pictorial representation of the given problem is given below Pythagoras theorem states that in a rightangled triangle the square on the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares on the remaining two sides Here AB is the hypotenuse Therefore applying the Pythagoras theorem we get Therefore the distance of the other end of the ladder from the ground is 12m

Selina Solutions Class 9 Mathematics Solutions for Exercise 13(A) in Chapter 13 - Chapter 13- Pythagoras Theorem