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A ladder reaches (24) m up a wall. The ladder length is (18) m more than the distance of its foot from the wall. What is that distance?

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Correct answer: (7) m

Direct answer: The distance of the foot from the wall is 7 m, so option A is correct. Let this horizontal distance be x metres. The ladder is 18 m longer, so its length is x+18. The wall, ground and ladder form a right triangle. By Pythagoras, x^2+24^2=(x+18)^2. Expanding gives x^2+576=x^2+36x+324, so 252=36x and x=7. The ladder length is therefore 25 m, which is sensible because it is the hypotenuse and is longer than both legs. Option A is correct. Options B, C and D fail the equation: for x=8, 10 or 12, the corresponding ladder lengths 26, 28 and 30 do not satisfy the Pythagorean relation with height 24. Also, the negative algebraic possibility is not a physical distance. Memory cue: identify the right angle and use hypotenuse² = base² + height².

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