A ladder leans against a wall forming a right angle at the foot. Two such ladders of equal length (the hypotenuse) reach equal heights up the wall. By RHS, the bases are:

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equal. Right angle equal, equal hypotenuses (ladder length), equal vertical sides (height): by RHS the triangles are congruent, so the horizontal bases are equal.

A ladder leans against a wall forming a right angle at the foot. Two such ladders of equal length (the hypotenuse) reach equal heights up the wall. By RHS, the bases are:

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