Advanced Engineering Mathematics
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Author: Erwin Kreyszig
Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
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A ladder measures 6 feet. If the top of the ladder is placed 4 feet up on a wall, how many feet from the base of the wall is the bottom of the ladder?
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