Question: A ladder rests against a vertical wall, whose length was found to be 7 m , with which it makes an angle of 4 5

A ladder rests against a vertical wall, whose length was found to be 7m, with which it makes an angle of 45\deg and on a floor. If a man whose weight is one half that of the ladder climbs it , at what distance along the ladder will he be , when the ladder is about to slip? Take coefficient of friction between the ladder and the wall is 1/3 and that between the ladder and the floor is (1)/(2)

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