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A ladder is placed against a wall. Its foot is \(x\) metres from the wall, and it reaches a height of \((x+7)\) metres on the wall. If the ladder is 13 metres long, what is the distance of its foot from the wall?

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Correct answer: 5 m

The wall, ground and ladder form a right-angled triangle. By the Pythagorean theorem, \(x^2+(x+7)^2=13^2\). Simplifying gives \(2x^2+14x-120=0\), or \((x-5)(x+12)=0\). Since a distance cannot be negative, \(x=5\) metres is valid; \(x=-12\) is rejected. In such word problems, always choose the root that is physically meaningful.

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Quadratic EquationsPythagorean TheoremLadder ProblemsWord ProblemsWord Problems And ApplicationsMathematicsClass 10 Mcq

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