Fun Math Problem 'Cussed Ladders'

[Gerson W. Barbosa]

(09-21-2017 01:55 AM)SlideRule Wrote:  A solution is presented at Shortest Ladder Problem

I just submitted an easily obtainable equation to W|A and chose the second result. I would’t solve the quartic equation by hand, even if I knew how to do it.

http://m.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=solve...5D%2Cfor+h

Gerson.