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5 January, 12:11

2. Husein used a ladder to climb up a tree. The

ladder which has its foot 2 m from the

bottom of the tree touches the tree at a

height of 7 m. How long is the ladder?

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  1. 5 January, 12:31
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    7.28 m

    Explanation:

    Use the Pythagorean Theorem. The length of the ladder is the hypotenuse.

    a^2 + b^2 = c^2

    a = 2, b = 7, c = ?

    Plug in the values into the equation.

    2^2 + 7^2 = c^2

    4 + 49 = c^2

    Square root both sides to get c = 7.28
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