223k views
0 votes
How to solve this Pythagoras’

How to solve this Pythagoras’-example-1
User Stelian
by
5.1k points

1 Answer

2 votes

Answer:

Explanation:

Hypotenuse = Length of ladder = 10m

Distance between wall and end of the ladder at ground = leg ² = 2 m

Height of wall = x m

Use Pythagorean theorem

leg² +x² = 10²

2² + x² = 100

4 +x² = 100

x² = 100 -4

x² = 96

x = √96

x = 9.7979

x = 9.798 m

User Ben Steffan
by
5.4k points