Fun Math Problem 'Cussed Ladders'

[Csaba Tizedes]

The crossing height is:

\(y=\frac{h_1 · h_2}{h_1+h_2}\), where \(h_1=8\) and \(h_2=12\), therefore \(y=4.8\)

Hint: I wrote the equations of two lines goes through \((0, h_1) (w, 0)\) and \((0, 0) (w, h_2)\) and I find the intersection. Because I hate geometry - but I like equations...
\(w\) is the width/distance between the walls


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