The ladder

A ladder is 10 m long and reaches a height of 8 m on a wall. How far is the base of the ladder from the wall?

Final Answer:

x =  6 m

Step-by-step explanation:

c=10 m a=8 m  c2 = a2+x2 x=c2a2=10282=6 m



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