A ladder is placed in such a way that its foot is at a distance of 15 m from a wall and its top reaches a window 20m above the ground. Find the length of the ladder.

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We have to find the hypotenuse

p = 20m and base =15 m

$h^{2} = b^{2} + p^{2}$

$h^{2} = 20^{2} + 15^{2}$
$h^{2} = 400 + 225$
$h = \sqrt{625}$
h=25
the length of the ladder is 25m

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A ladder is placed in such a way that its foot is at a distance of 15 m from a wall and its top reaches a window 20m above the ground. Find the length of the ladder.

We have to find the hypotenuse p = 20m and base =15 m h2=b2+p2 h2=202+152 h2=400+225 h=√625 h=25 the length of the ladder is 25m

We have to find the hypotenuse

p = 20m and base =15 m

$h^{2} = b^{2} + p^{2}$

$h^{2} = 20^{2} + 15^{2}$
$h^{2} = 400 + 225$
$h = \sqrt{625}$
h=25
the length of the ladder is 25m