a ladder rests against a wall at an angle with measure x to he horizontal its foot is pulled - Maths - Some Applications of Trigonometry

Question

a ladder rests against a wall at an angle with measure x to he
horizontal its foot is pulled away from the wall through a distance
a so hat it slides a distance b down the wall making an angle y
with the horizontal prove that a/b =cos y-cosx/sinx-siny

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a ladder rests against a wall at an angle with measure x to he horizontal. its foot is pulled away from the wall through a distance a so hat it slides a distance b down the wall making an angle y with the horizontal prove that a/b =cos y-cosx/sinx-siny