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

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`therefore` The width of the street is 8.2 metres.
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