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A 5 m long ladder is placed leaning towards a vertical wall such that it reaches the wall such that it reaches the wall at a point 4 m high. If the foot of the ladder is moved 1.6 m towards the wall, then find the distance by which the top of the ladder would slide upwards on teh wall.

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0.8 m or 80 cm
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