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diff --git a/2915/CH1/EX1.4/Ex1_4.sce b/2915/CH1/EX1.4/Ex1_4.sce new file mode 100755 index 000000000..3501070d6 --- /dev/null +++ b/2915/CH1/EX1.4/Ex1_4.sce @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ +clc,clear
+//example 1.4
+//To determine height of the top of ladder touching the wall
+
+ladder = 17 //length of ladder or hypotenuse in feet
+base = 8 //distance between lower tip of ladder and wall in feet
+//Using pythagoras theorem
+h=sqrt(ladder^2 - base^2) //required height
+printf('Required height of top of ladder in contact with wall = %.0f ft',h)
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