A ladder sliding down a wall

A ladder sliding down a wall

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A ladder rests with its foot \(5.4\) m from a vertical wall and reaches \(7.2\) m up the wall. Its upper end then slides down \(2.4\) m while the ladder length stays fixed. Find

  1. the ladder length,
  2. the distance moved by its foot, to 3 significant figures.

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Answer:(a) \(9\) m; (b) \(2.21\) m.

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