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A ladder 17m long reaches a window which is 8m above the ground.on one side of the street. Keeping its foot at the same point.the ladder is turned to the other side of the street to reach at a height of 15m .Find the width of the street.

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RS AGGARWAL-PROPERTIES OF TRIANGLES-EXERCISE 15-D
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  18. Find the perimeter of a rhombus ,the lengths of whose diagonal are 16c...

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