Jane's husband is $2m$ tall. The ceiling in their lounge is $2.5m$ high and there is a lamp which hangs $41cm$ from the ceiling. Will her husband bump his head on the lamp if he walks through the lounge?

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Answer 1 · 2017-09-16T11:20:19

He will not hit his head.

The bottom of the lamp will be $41$ cm below the ceiling.

$2.5m -41cm$

$= 2.5m -0.41m$

$= 2.09m$ from the floor.

Jan's husband is $2m$ tall so the top of his head will be $9cm$
from the bottom of the lamp.

No, he will not hit his head on the lamp.

Jane's husband is 2m2m tall. The ceiling in their lounge is 2.5m2.5m high and there is a lamp which hangs 41cm41cm from the ceiling. Will her husband bump his head on the lamp if he walks through the lounge?