CBSE 2025 · Region 3 · Set 1 · Q19 · 1 mark
Assertion (A) : A ladder leaning against a wall, stands at a horizontal distance of $\displaystyle 6$ m from the wall. If the height of the wall up to which the ladder reaches is $\displaystyle 8$ m, then the length of the ladder is $\displaystyle 10$ m.
Reason (R) : The ladder makes an angle of $\displaystyle 60$° with the ground.
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(C)
Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
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