Adjustable LadderFollow up to http://teachers.henrico.k12.va.us/math/GeoGebra_Site/pythagoras/pythaPrblm1.html
a. What young Pythagoras might not have known is that a safe ladder ratio is 4:1 for the height to distance from the wall. What length ladder does he need to reach the window safely? Is there one solution or more? John Golden, Created with GeoGebra |