A square board side 10 centimeters standing vertically is tilted to the left so that the bottom right corner is raised 6 centimeters from the ground. By what distance is the top left corner lowered from its original position ?
A
1 cm
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B
2 cm
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C
3 cm
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D
0.5 cm
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Solution
The correct option is C2 cm A square board side 10 centimeters standing vertically. It tilted to the left so that the bottom right corner is raised 6 centimeters from the ground. So its one side corner length was x cm from ground Then x2=102−62=100−36=64 cm x=8cm
Then distance is the top left corner lowered from its original position =10−8=2 cm