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A ladder rest against a wall making an angle `alpha` with the horizontal. The foot of the ladder is pulled away from the wall through a distance `x ,` so that it slides a distance `y` down the wall making an angle `beta` with the horizontal. Prove that `x=ytan(alpha+beta)/2dot`

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