Diagonals of a Rectangle Bisect Each-Other and Are Equal
A ladder
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Question
A ladder 20 m long is placed in a street, so as to reach a window 16 m high and on turning the ladder to the other side of the street it reaches a point 12 m high. What is the width of street?
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Solution
OQ2=OL2−LQ2 =202−162 =144 OQ=12 Again OP2=202−122=256 OP=16 Thus width of the road =OP+OQ =16+12=28m