Walls of two buildings on either side of a street are parallel to each othar. A ladder 5.8 m long is placed on the street such that its top just reaches the window of a building at the height if 4 m. On turning the ladder over to the other side of the street, its top touches the window of the other building at a heitht 4.2 m. Find the width of the street.
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Width of the street is 8.2 m
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