Ladder on the Stairs
Geometry
Level
1
A ladder is placed on a stairway (as shown). What is the length of the shorter leg?
Details and Assumptions:
- Each step has the same horizontal run of and vertical run of
- Each leg of the ladder rests on the horizontal midpoint of a step.
- The angles that the legs make with the steps are congruent.
by
Hosam Hajjir