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Last updated at May 29, 2023 by Teachoo
Example 2 An electrician has to repair an electric fault on a pole of height 5 m. She needs to reach a point 1.3m below the top of the pole to undertake the repair work. What should be the length of the ladder that she should use which, when inclined at an angle of 60Β° to the horizontal, would enable her to reach the required position? Also, how far from the foot of the pole should she place the foot of the ladder? (You may take β3 = 1.73) Given, the height of the pole = 5 meter. So, AD = 5 m BD = AD β AB BD = 5 β 1.3 = 3.7 m Here, we have to find the length of ladder, i.e. BC & distance from foot of the ladder to the foot of the pole, i.e. DC Finding length of ladder Since pole is vertical to ground β BDC = 90Β° Finding distance from foot of pole to foot of ladder In right angle triangle BCD, tan C = (ππππ πππππ ππ‘π π‘π πππππ" " πΆ)/(ππππ ππππππππ‘ π‘π πππππ" " πΆ) tan 60Β° = π΅π·/πΆπ· β3 = π΅π·/πΆπ· β3 = 3.7/πΆπ· CD = 3.7/β3 CD = 3.7/1.73 CD = 2.14m Hence, Distance from foot of pole to foot of ladder = CD = 2.14m