A ladder rest against a wall 7m from the ground and distance from the foot of the ladder to the wall is 3m. Compute for the length of the ladder
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- Draw a vertical line to represent the wall. - Draw a horizontal line to represent the ground. - Draw a diagonal line to represent the ladder. - Label the distance from the ground to the top of the ladder as 7m. - Label the distance from the Show more…
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