Mathematics, 06.05.2020 07:16, shyyyy13
A ladder is leaning against a building so that the distance from the ground to the top of the ladder is 88 feetfeet less than the length of the ladder. Find the length of the ladder if the distance from the bottom of the ladder to the building is 1616 feet.
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![\Rightarrow\ x^2=(x-8)^2+16^2\\\\\Rightarrow\ x^2=x^2+64-16x+256\ [\text{Using identity :} (a-b)^2=a^+b^2-2ab]\\\\\Rightarrow 0=-16x+320\\\\\Rightarrow\ 16x=320\\\\\Rightarrow\ x=\dfrac{320}{16}=20](/tpl/images/0647/6534/782d3.png)
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