A boat floats freely with an eight-metre ladder fixed to it. All eight metres of the ladder are initially above the water. If the water rises four metres and the boat rises with it, how much of the ladder remains above the water?

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Earlier discussion

4 older comments kept for context.

Chukwuoha Joseph

24 February 2022

8 meters cuz the boat didn't sink and even if the boat sank, the ladder will still be floating on top of the water, still making it 8 meters

Teslim

26 July 2021

8 meters

David

23 June 2020

The ladder will be 8 meters on top of the water because the boat didn't sink

Mariam bello

11 July 2019

8meters cos d boat didn't sink