Concept explainers
The number of stories the ladder can reach.
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
The length of the ladder is
The distance of the bottom of the ladder from the building is
The height of one story of building is
Height of the truck is
Calculations:
At first we draw a schematic drawing of the given information,
Let,
AB shows the building.
AC shows the ladder.
Now applying the hypotenuse formula,
Now putting the values we get,
Now maximum height a person can climb using the ladder is
Therefore, maximum story a person can climb using the ladder is
So maximum story a person can climb using the ladder is
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