A ladder 10 m long reaches a window 8 m above the ground Find the distance of the foot of the ladder...

Question

A ladder 10 m long reaches a window 8 m above the ground Find the distance of the foot of the ladder from base of the wall

Accepted Answer

Given a ladder 10 m long reaches a window 8 m above the ground Let BA be the wall and AC be the ladder Therefore by Pythagoras theorem ACsup2sup ABsup2sup BCsup2sup 10sup2sup 8sup2sup BCsup2sup BCsup2 sup 100 64 BCsup2 sup 36 BC 6m Therefore the distance of the foot of the ladder from the base of the wall is 6 m

NCERT Solutions Class 10 Mathematics Solutions for Triangles - Exercise 6.5 in Chapter 6 - Triangles