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#### Question

A ladder makes an angle of 60° with the ground when placed against a wall. If the foot of the ladder is 2 m away from the wall, then the length of the ladder (in metres) is:

(A) 4/sqrt3

(B) 4sqrt3

(C) 2sqrt2

(D)4

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Solution for concept: Heights and Distances. For the course 8th-10th CBSE
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