Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: notesfiles Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!decwrl!amd!dual!zehntel!hplabs!hp-pcd!hpfcrs!lief From: lief@hpfcrs.UUCP (lief) Newsgroups: net.puzzle Subject: Ladder problem Message-ID: <15400003@hpfcrs.UUCP> Date: Thu, 11-Oct-84 20:21:00 EDT Article-I.D.: hpfcrs.15400003 Posted: Thu Oct 11 20:21:00 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 18-Oct-84 19:23:31 EDT Lines: 21 Nf-ID: #N:hpfcrs:15400003:000:958 Nf-From: hpfcrs!lief Oct 11 16:21:00 1984 |X| This puzzle is very straight forward: ___ |X| ___ | |X|\\ \ Given a 12 foot ladder on the floor leaning | |X| \\ \ against a wall with the corner of a 4 foot | |X| \\ \ square box touching the ladder as in the | |X| \\ \ diagram. | |X| \\ \ h |X| \\ 12ft Problem: *WITHOUT USING CALCULUS* find the | |X| \\ \ value of h (height of wall where top of | ___ |X|_______\\ \ ladder is resting). | | |X| |\\ \ | 4ft |X| | \\ \ Lief Sorensen _|_ _|_ |X|_______| \\ _\_ Hewlett Packard Co. ================================= |- 4ft -| P.S. After solving the above, for extra credit replace the 4 foot box with a 2 foot radius ball. With the ladder touching the ball, solve the problem as above.