Question

ladder to the top of the super slide in 15 minutes and the slide is 25 m long. how far is it from the bottom of the slide to the ladder?

Answer 1

To find the horizontal distance, we have to use Pythagorean's Theorem.

$25^2=15^2+x^2$

Then, we solve for x.

$\begin{gathered} x=\sqrt[]{625-225}=\sqrt[]{400} \\ x=20 \end{gathered}$

Hence, the bottom of the slide is 20 meters away from the ladder.