When a stepladder is placed as shown, is it possible for the lower ends of the ladder to be 12 feet apart? Explain

No, with the guides in between the two ladders, it is not possible for the lower ends of the ladder to be up to 12 feet apart

Step-by-step explanation:

The given parameters are;

The length of two sides of the step ladder = 12 feet

The maximum value allowable for the included angle between the two 12 feet ladders = 58°

Therefore, the maximum value of the third side facing the included angle is given as follows;

let "a" represent the maximum value of the third side formed by the distance apart of the lower end of the ladder, by cosine rule, we have;

a² = 12² + 12² - 2 × 12 × 12 × cos(58°) = 135.383251901

∴ a = √(12² + 12² - 2 × 12 × 12 × cos(58°)) ≈ 11.64

The maximum value of the third side formed by the distance apart of the lower end of the ladder = a ≈ 11.64 feet < 12 feet

Therefore, it is not possible for the lower ends of the ladder to be up to 12 feet apart.

i believe it is 0.1m because the measurement of 30.4m limits how precise you can be

you can only be as precise as the least precise measurement

range =5

step-by-step explanation:

to find the range, we take the largest value and subtract the smallest value.

the largest value is 5

the smallest value is 0

the range is 5-0   =5