squares and square roots

A ladder 6 m long leaned against a wall. The ladder reaches the wall to a height of 4.8 m. Find the distance between the wall and the foot of the ladder.
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Amit walks 16 m south from his house and turns east to walk 63 m to reach his friend’s house. While returning, he walks diagonally from his friend’s house to reach back to his house. What distance did he walk while returning?
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There are 1000 children in a school. For a P.T. drill they have to stand in such a way that the number of rows is equal to number of columns. How many children would be left out in this arrangement?
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A gardener has 1400 plants. He wants to plant these in such a way that the number of rows and number of columns remains same. Find the minimum number of plants he needs more for this.
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In a right triangle ABC, ∠B = 90°.

(i) If AB = 14 cm, BC = 48 cm, find AC.

(ii) If AC = 37 cm, BC = 35 cm, find AB.
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