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A ladder rests against a wall with an angle alphaα to the horizontal. Its foot is being pulled away from the wall through a distance aa so that it slides aa distance bb down the wall making an angle betaβ with the horizontal. Show that a=b*tan((alpha+beta)/2)a=b⋅tan(α+β2)
A ladder rests against a wall with an angle
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Let AB and CD be 1st and 2nd positions of the ladder. So
Again as per problem
Now
Similarly
Dividing [1] by [2] we get
Hence
Proved