Anjali in an electrician and she has to repair an electric fault on a pole of height 5 m. She needs to reach to a point on the pole of 1.3 m below the top of the pole to undertake the repair work. What should be the length of the ladder that she should use which, when inclined at angle of 60° from the horizontal, would enable her to reach the required position? Further, how far from the foot of the pole should she place the foot of the ladder? What value is indicated from the question?

Answer

length of ladder =7.4 `sqrT(3)/(3)`m foot of ladder must be placed 3.7 `sqrt(3)/(3)` m away from the foot of the pole Value: “Dignity of labour”. Women can do any work for their livelihood.