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61.11 The ladder problem solved by construction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 September 2016

J. Jabłxskowski
J. Jabłxskowski*
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02323 Warsaw, Radomska 23-15, Poland
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In Note 60.3 (March 1976) Mr. Gubby revived the old problem of the two ladders. If (Fig. 1) the lengths of the ladders AD, OB are m and n, and they meet at a height p above the ground, then the problem is to find OD, the distance apart of the walls, in terms of m, n and p.

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The Mathematical Gazette , Volume 61 , Issue 416 , June 1977 , pp. 138
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Copyright © Mathematical Association 1977

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