A palm wine tapper climbs to a point on a palm tree 8m above the ground. He uses a ladder 10m long, which is leaning against the palm tree. Calculate the distance of the foot of the ladder from the foot of the palm tree.

 Question:

A palm wine tapper climbs to a point on a palm tree 8m above the ground. He uses a ladder 10m long, which is leaning against the palm tree. Calculate the distance of the foot of the ladder from the foot of the palm tree.

Solution

 

 the distance of the foot of the ladder from the foot of the palm tree is 6m