Ladders questions (please answer ASAP)

what's the question?

A ladder 6m long stands on rough ground, and rests against a smooth vertical wall at an angle of 65° to the horizontal. The mass of the ladder is 15kg.

this is the question mate

That's not a question dude. That is two statements (with no question).

(Here is a clue; questions generally end with a question mark.)

It is a statement, not a question.

The part of the question missing is concerned with distribution of forces at the two ends of the ladder. I you don't understand that then you are on the wrong course.

Really trips off the tongue.
A ladder 6m long stands on rough ground, and rests against a smooth vertical wall at an angle of 65° to the horizontal. The mass of the ladder is 15kg. that is the question:
Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The ****** against your wall
Or to climb the bastard
And run the risk of falling off, or falling foul of health and safety legislation ay, there's the rub,
I don't like these new fiddly 5ps
If only Diana were still alive.

More data required. What is the width of the base?

And that would make it a question, would it?

Just answer the question.

I have.

I read that as a question.

I think the real question ( the answer to which is still being tabulated ) is " How much discussion can a 2-story ladder leaning against a smooth wall provoke?"

How very nice for you.

(... are you pondering what i'm pondering?)

Are you drinking what he's drinking?

And that would be ?

Also, the use of the words "rough ground" indicates an uneven distribution of weight on the ground, thereby imparting an inherent instability. The word "smooth", another relative term, is another indication that the unasked question is possibly "Should this ladder be taken down immediately? " There are too many unknown variables such as the combined surface area of the top corners of the side rails that contact the wall, materials ( and thus friction ) of the wall and the ends of the ladder, direction and speed of wind , total surface area of the ladder that is exposed to the wind, soil compress ability, width between the centers of the ladder rails contacting the ground, combined surface area of the bottom of the rails, etc. to begin calculation.

I'm sorry. I took that as a "verbal sideways glance".

not at all -- it was a just Pinky and the Brain reference that popped into my head...