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Walls of two buildings on either side of a street are parallel to each other. A ladder 5.8 m long is placed on the street such that its top just reaches the window of a building at the height of 4 m. - Geometry Mathematics 2

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प्रश्न

Walls of two buildings on either side of a street are parallel to each other. A ladder 5.8 m long is placed on the street such that its top just reaches the window of a building at the height of 4 m. On turning the ladder over to the other side of the street, its top touches the window of the other building at a height 4.2 m. Find the width of the street.

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उत्तर

Let the length of the ladder be 5.8 m.

According to Pythagoras theorem,

In ΔEAB,

EA2 + AB2 = EB2

∴ (4.2)2 + AB2 = (5.8)2

∴ 17.64 + AB2 = 33.64

∴ AB2 = 33.64 − 17.64

∴ AB2 = 16

∴ AB = 4 m

In ∆DCB,

DC2 + CB2 = DB2

∴ (4)2 + CB2 = (5.8)2

∴ 16 + CB2 = 33.64

∴ CB2 = 33.64 − 16

∴ CB2 = 17.64

∴ CB = 4.2 m

From (1) and (2), we get

AB + BC = 4 + 4.2 = 8.2 m

∴ the width of the street is 8.2 m.

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