The Ladder around the Corner Problem
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This Demonstration visualizes a typical problem of constrained optimization: find the maximum length of a ladder that can be moved horizontally around the corner between two perpendicular corridors of different widths and
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Contributed by: Erik Mahieu (December 2013)
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[1] C. Rao, "The Ladder around a Corner Room," Chaitanya's Random Pages (blog). (Nov 7, 2010) ckrao.wordpress.com/2010/11/07/the-ladder-around-a-corner-problem.
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