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Given Leaning Ladder, Get the Base (Posted on 2023-12-19)

A ladder 5 metres long leans against a wall. A box measuring 1x1x1 meters just fits in the gap.

If the base of the ladder is nearer to the wall than the top of the ladder is to the ground, how far is the base of the ladder from the wall?

Submitted by K Sengupta

Rating: 5.0000 (1 votes)

Solution: (Hide)

The required distance of the base of the ladder from the wall is approximately 1.2605183529032357543 meters.
For an explanation, refer to the solution submitted by Charlie in this location.

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	Subject	Author	Date
	solution	Charlie	2023-12-19 09:30:55

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