51-FOOT LADDER
the math of climbing things
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Act One: The Wallitano
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51-FOOT LADDER
the math of climbing things
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Act One: The Wallitano
1 OSHA is the government agency responsible for workplace safety. First, read their recommendation for ladders and
summarize it in a way thatâs easy to understand. Then, are all of the ladders below positioned safely?
2 Arizona governor Janet Napolitano once said, âYou show me a fifty-foot wall, and Iâll show you a fifty-one foot ladder.â Would a 51-foot ladder be long enough to climb a 50-foot wall? Show your work below.
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3 If you wanted to safely climb a 50-foot wall, whatâs the shortest ladder youâd be willing to use? Explain.
4 Two students were overheard making the following comments. Do you agree?
a. âTo climb one foot higher, you need the ladder to be one foot longer.â
b. âTo climb twice as high, you need the ladder to be twice as long. â
Act Two: (The Roof)3 Is On Fire!
5 Watch the video about Pierce fire trucks. Assuming it follows the OSHA recommendation, whatâs the highest floor one
of these apparatus can safely reach, and how far away from the building must it park?
6 Imagine there were a fire on the 25th floor of an office building. For a fire truck to safely evacuate people from this height, how long would the ladder have to be? Do you think Pierce should build this new apparatus?
7 The reason for OSHAâs safe ladder angle has to do with gravity and friction. If a ladder is too steep it can fall backwards; if itâs not steep enough it can slide down the wall. Because of hydraulics, though, fire trucks can position ladders however they want, from perfectly vertical to perfectly horizontal.
Imagine youâre a firefighter riding on the current 100-foot ladder truck. In the space below, sketch the steepest ladder youâd be willing to climb and the highest floor youâd be able to reach. Explain your reasoning.
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