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A ladder on the platform of a fire brigade van can be elevated at an angle of `70^(@)` to the maximum. The length of the ladder can be extended upto 20 m . If the platform is 2 m above the ground upto which the ladder can reach . (sin `70^(@) = 0.94`)

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The maximum height that ladder can reach is 20.80 metre.
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