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Alley Ladders
Problem
Two ladders are placed on opposite diagonals in an alley such that one ladder reaches $a$ units up one wall, the other ladder reaches $b$ units up the opposite wall and they intersect $h$ units above the ground.
Prove the following result.
1 $ a$ | + | 1 $ b$ | = | 1 $ h$ |
Problem ID: 127 (Oct 2003) Difficulty: 3 Star
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